Education

Many Millennials Expect To Spend Decades Paying For College

9:01am April 10, 2014

When Morning Edition asked millennials what their concerns are, almost two-thirds responded college debt. David Greene talks to three women, who are wading through massive college debts.

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Education

Common Core Literary Standards Require Close Reading

8:02am April 09, 2014

by Charlotte Albright

The new Common Core State Standards for English have stirred plenty of controversy. In a Vermont classroom full of 8th graders, they are working on a cornerstone of the core: close reading.

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Conservative Republicans and business leaders are butting heads when it comes to the Common Core standards.

Common Core Turns Business Leaders Against Oklahoma GOP

7:47pm April 04, 2014

by Claudio Sanchez

Officials here adopted the education standards early and could make Oklahoma the second state to repeal them. The battle pits allies against each other: Conservative Republicans and business leaders.

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Basketball Prep Schools: A World Of Their Own, And Recruiting Worldwide

7:34pm April 03, 2014

by Alexandra Starr

Many promising high school basketball players don't attend traditional schools; instead, they play for "prep schools" exempt from the usual rules. One of these schools — Our Savior New American on Long Island — draws players from around the world.

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Should The NCAA Change Its Rules To Pay For Play?

7:34pm April 03, 2014

by NPR Staff

Arguments over money and big-time college athletics are more fiery than usual these days. We asked Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami, and our readers if athletes should be paid.

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On The Syllabus: Lessons In Grit

2:54pm March 27, 2014

by Tovia Smith

Can kids be taught to be more resilient? To see how educators are teaching "grit," Tovia Smith visits a public school in Brooklyn that's trying to change attitudes about failure and frustration.

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Economy

Growing North Carolina's Economy via Data, Not Political Positions

10:53am March 06, 2014

Governor Pat McCrory says solid data will be the foundation of the state's long-term economic plan.

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College Board Breaks Out Red Pen For SAT Corrections

8:42pm March 05, 2014

by Claudio Sanchez

The College Board is announcing new revisions to the SAT college entrance exam. NPR correspondent Claudio Sanchez lays out the Board's proposed changes.

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Teachers Unions Mobilize To Delay The Common Core

12:08pm February 27, 2014

by Claudio Sanchez

The president of the largest U.S. teachers union is calling on school districts to delay adopting the Common Core education standards. The union's the latest group to voice concerns over Common Core.

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Education

School System Considers Summertime Four-Day Workweek

3:38pm February 17, 2014

Year-long employees of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools could be shifting to a four-day workweek over the summer.