Schools Find New Ways to Celebrate Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a time dedicated to remembering the trailblazers who gave women the right to vote and honoring women’s […]
Howard University opens the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Sherrilyn Ifill, of Howard University School of Law, about the opening the 14th Amendment Center for Law […]
New and Experienced Teachers Can All Benefit From Mentors. How That Looks
On a bright October afternoon, Esmeralda Orozco rapidly filled pages of notes as Priscilla Aguilar, a senior at San Diego State University […]
Learning Mandarin Chinese to dream big : NPR
The numbers of Americans learning Mandarin Chinese has declined dramatically, but one elementary school in Washington DC is seeing more demand for […]
English Learners May Feel Under Attack. Teachers Can Help Ease Their Fear (Opinion)
Most English-language learners were born in the United States. Among those students, even though they may have less reason to fear changing […]
45 colleges are under investigation for ties to the Ph.D. Project : NPR
The campus of Yale University seen in New Haven, Conn. Yale is one of 45 colleges that are under investigation for allegedly […]
Trump signs executive action to dismantle the Education Department : NPR
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images […]
3 thoughts on Trump’s cuts to Department of Education : NPR
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White […]
Trump’s cuts to Education Department threaten money for schools : NPR
Students hold signs and chant during a March 13 rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education to protest budget cuts. […]
Education Department cuts; Key Bridge; Snow White : NPR
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Meet the Hometown Boy Turned Art Teacher (and Bus Driver, and Wrestling Coach, and …)
Clayton Hubert starts his day early. By 6:30 a.m., he’s on a school bus, shuttling kids to their one-building district. His day […]
Student loans, special education to move out of Education Dept. : NPR
The federal student loan portfolio – which manages about $1.6 trillion in loans for roughly 43 million borrowers – is currently overseen […]
