Education

Education

Kansas State Recruits Students Who Are In The Country Illegally

6:18am April 13, 2016

by Sam Zeff

Kansas State University is aggressively recruiting those students by using privately raised money to provide grants and scholarships. Other schools have closed the door on such funding.

Vanessa Minero Leon (right) and her older sister, Lizette, work on their homework after school. Vanessa is in the gifted program at her elementary school in Arizona.

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The Rare District That Recognizes Gifted Latino Students

6:52pm April 12, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

Few gifted programs across the country have done what Paradise Valley, Ariz., has done to identify and support gifted English language learners.

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A Simple Cure For Education's Jargonitis

11:15am April 12, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

It can be hard to make sense of the words used by people who want to make schools better. Here's our Reader's Guide, using the most common words in English.

Jena Lopez with her daughters Sophie, left, and Nora. Research suggests that parental support is the key to good mental health in children who transition.

Parent Support May Help Transgender Children's Mental Health

6:26pm April 11, 2016

by Gabriel Spitzer

Transgender people tend to have more mental health problems than the general population, but having supportive parents in childhood may help reduce that risk, a study finds.

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Before Alejandra Galindo, 17, was identified as gifted, she was identified as an ELL, or English Language Learner.

Gifted, But Still Learning English, Many Bright Students Get Overlooked

12:26pm April 11, 2016

by Claudio Sanchez

More than 3 million U.S. schoolchildren are classified as gifted. Thousands of others, however, are never identified as gifted and remain underserved because they start school not speaking English.

Want To Teach In Urban Schools? Get To Know The Neighborhood

5:30pm April 10, 2016

by NPR Staff

Many teachers in urban schools don't understand their students or the places they live, says author and educator Christopher Emdin.

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Are You As Freaked Out About Life After College As I Am?

1:49pm April 09, 2016

by Jacquie Lee

As graduation looms, a college student has a lot of questions. A new book offers some answers on what comes next.

Stanford Challenges Young Designers To Help Older Adults

11:13am April 09, 2016

The Stanford Design Challenge is a competition to encourage students to design solutions for mobility and mental stimulation. The contest could change the way people live in the future.

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Khadija Sabir of Lovie Lee's Stars of Tomorrow preschool in Philadelphia attends a soda tax rally with three of her children. The proposed tax promises to pay for universal pre-K, parks and recreation centers.

Philly Wants To Tax Soda To Raise Money For Schools

8:25am April 09, 2016

by Katie Colaneri

Philadelphia's mayor is proposing a divisive tax on soda and other sugary drinks. The revenue would help fund a plan for community preschools, as well as renovations to parks and libraries.

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Student looking confused while taking math course online

Research Finds Poor Outcomes For Students Who Retake Courses Online

1:36pm April 08, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study says that 69 percent of Chicago high school students earned D's or F's when retaking algebra on computers.