Teacher Morale Is on the Upswing. Will It Last?
The teaching profession—a workforce of nearly 3 million individuals—has been pressure-tested over the last few years. The lingering impacts of the pandemic—a […]
How Alabama is teaching its students to be math stars : NPR
Math teacher Diane Laney hard at work in her third-grade classroom at Ider High school, which serves grades K-12. Students use counters […]
Teachers Cope With Endless Distractions
Beeping cellphones, fire drills, natural disasters: For today’s teachers, it’s less a question of if the school day will be disrupted than […]
Introducing finalists of NPR’s College Podcast Challenge 2024 : NPR
It’s March Madness here at the NPR Education Desk. We’ve listened to hundreds of entries from the best college podcasters around the […]
Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare to Others in Your State? Take This Quiz
Teachers, you know how you feel about your job, but can you quantify it? Do you know if your morale is higher […]
Students with disabilities struggle to get an education that meets their needs : NPR
Federal law guarantees students with disabilities access to an appropriate public education but it often falls to a family to make sure […]
4 Ways Teachers Identify and Support Struggling Older Readers
For most students, instruction in how to read ends sometime in elementary school. But some kids still struggle with foundational reading skills […]
Turmoil at Columbia University as Trump admin demands changes : NPR
Protesters rally in support of detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil outside Columbia University in New York on Friday, March 14, 2025. Jason […]
Pi Day Celebrations Add a Tasty Twist to Math Class
On March 14, math classes across the country will celebrate Pi Day—a national holiday in honor of the mathematical constant pi, which […]
Louisiana’s readers have improved since COVID. What’s the secret? : NPR
Second graders Serena Lacour, Luke Busby and Dylan Poche work on a word-identification reading game, while other groups work with their teacher, […]
How Career and Technical Education Is Evolving
Self-confidence wasn’t always natural for Ashton Hartnett, a senior at Smyrna High School, a large suburban public school in central Delaware. The […]
How layoffs at the Education Department might affect the agency's core functions
How might layoffs at the Department of Education affect its core functions? NPR speaks with education scholar Beth Akers, a senior fellow […]
