English Learners Were Hurt The Most When Texas Limited Special Education

Texas has the lowest rate of children in special education in the country. A closer look at the numbers shows that English language learners are missing out the most.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/31/521940884/english-learners-were-hurt-the-most-when-texas-limited-special-education?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

How to Improve Your ACT Math Score

Today’s article was submitted byRachel Kapelke-Dale.  If you’re worried about your ACT math score, first of all: take a deep breath. You’re not alone! Every single test-taker has areas that he or she is stronger in—and areas that could use improvement. You may be nervous about approaching the ACT math section for the first time;...

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College Access Index Shows Shrinking Levels Of Economic Diversity

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with

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13 Reasons Why Not: Michigan Teens Talk Honestly About Suicide

The popular Netflix show

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New Orleans Charter School Creates 'Trauma Informed' Discipline Model

Many students at Crocker College Prep, an elementary charter school in New Orleans, suffer from trauma. The school has changed it's discipline model from "no excuses" to "trauma informed" because the old way of doing things wasn't working in a place where children suffer from PTSD at three times the rate of children nationally.

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When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

Children in New Orleans suffer from trauma at high rates. Now, several schools there are focused on catching and helping students whose behavior may be a response to their suffering.

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Free The Principal!

Can principals be better leaders if they have more time to focus on instruction? The Washington, D.C., schools are adding managers to handle operations and logistics.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/29/527114390/free-the-principal?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Free Speech Advocate On The State Of College Campuses

Greg Lukianoff heads the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which advocates free speech. He tells Steve Inskeep that freedom of speech on college campuses has been attacked recently.

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WATCH: Kids Craft Comics To Explore Immigration Fears

Children of people in the country illegally often experience fear and worry — with the shadow of deportation as a constant presence. How can they work through those emotions? One workshop uses comics.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/28/527059265/watch-kids-craft-comics-to-explore-immigration-fears?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Former High School Dropout Joins Peace Corps, Helps New Dropouts

Stefani McCoy had it with school when she was a teenager. She turned her life around — and now she's helping Namibia's dropouts do the same.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/27/522731841/former-high-school-dropout-joins-peace-corps-helps-new-dropouts?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

How A Gene Editing Tool Went From Labs To A Middle-School Classroom

Some compare the democratization of personal computing in the 1970s to the current changes in access to genetic engineering tools, in part thanks to the CRISPR gene editing tool.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/05/27/530210657/how-a-gene-editing-tool-went-from-labs-to-a-middle-school-classroom?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Education Department Faces Deep Cuts; DeVos Faces Tough Questions

Our weekly education news roundup: Trump administration unveils its 2018 budget proposal; DeVos talks school choice in Indianapolis, then faces a grilling from lawmakers.

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Hillary Clinton To Deliver Commencement Speech At Wellesley College

It's a familiar stage for Clinton — Clinton delivered the commencement address as a College Government president in 1969.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/26/530179298/hillary-clinton-to-deliver-commencement-speech-at-wellesley-college?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Mark Zuckerberg Tells Harvard Graduates To Embrace Globalism, 'A Sense Of Purpose'

The Facebook CEO said fighting authoritarianism and nationalism is "the struggle of our time." Some have speculated he may run for office, though Zuckerberg has denied it.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/26/530159142/mark-zuckerberg-tells-harvard-graduates-to-embrace-globalism-a-sense-of-purpose?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Trump, DeVos Announce Their Plans for Student Loan Changes

source https://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/trump-devos-announce-their-plans-for-student-loan-changes

Why Did The Top Student Aid Official Under Betsy DeVos Resign?

Conscience, or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/25/529560167/why-did-the-top-student-aid-official-under-betsy-devos-resign?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

What It's Like To Live In A Small, Rural, Politically Divided Town

Politics in Haines, Alaska — population 2,500 — has grown intensely bitter lately, reflecting the volume and heat of national politics.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/25/528955215/what-its-like-to-live-in-a-small-rural-politically-divided-town?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

At 43, Goodwill Helped Her Get A High School Diploma

Most American adults have finished high school. For those who haven't, wages are rock bottom and the unemployment rate is more than 7 percent. That's why Goodwill opened a charter school for adults.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/25/521944230/at-43-goodwill-helped-her-get-a-high-school-diploma?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Here's What Betsy DeVos Said Today On Capitol Hill

The education secretary testified before a House subcommittee on the Trump administration's 2018 budget proposal, which calls for deep cuts to education.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/24/529707712/here-s-what-betsy-devos-said-today-on-capitol-hill?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Black Ministry Students At Duke Say They Face Unequal Treatment And Racism

The dean says pushing the school to be a more diverse and inclusive environment is a top priority.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/24/467233031/black-ministry-students-at-duke-say-they-face-unequal-treatment-and-racism?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Why Colleges Already Face Race-Related Challenges In Serving Future Students

By 2020 more than half of children in the U.S. will be part of an ethnic or racial minority. Colleges and universities are figuring out how to prepare for them.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/24/467199006/why-colleges-already-face-race-related-challenges-in-serving-future-students?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Preschool, A State-By-State Update

The National Institute for Early Education Research has a new state-by-state report on preschool funding, enrollment and teacher quality. The findings are both encouraging and sobering.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/24/529558627/preschool-a-state-by-state-update?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

What's the Consensus on Consent?

Saying yes or no to a sexual advance should be straightforward. How do we clarify the rules on sexual consent?

source http://the1a.org/shows/2017-05-23/whats-the-consensus-on-consent?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Trump Budget Reduces Education Spending, Raises Funding For School Choice

President Trump's newly released budget proposal would cut overall education spending by 13.5 percent while increasing funding for school choice. The NPR Ed Team will unpack the administration's new budget and what it means for parents, teachers, students and taxpayers.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/23/529730681/trump-budget-reduces-education-spending-raises-funding-for-school-choice?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Chinese Student's Commencement Speech In U.S. Isn't Going Over Well In China

Shuping Yang praised the "fresh air of free speech" in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland. That sparked a backlash from classmates and from people in China.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/23/529684710/chinese-students-commencement-speech-in-u-s-isnt-going-over-well-in-china?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

As Store Layoffs Mount, Retail Lags Other Sectors In Retraining Workers

Many retail workers are losing their jobs amid major technological shifts. And while some industries invest to retrain their workers with new skills, retail largely hasn't succeeded in doing that.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/23/528489507/as-store-layoffs-mount-retail-lags-other-sectors-in-retraining-workers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

President Trump's Budget Proposal Calls For Deep Cuts To Education

The White House is expected to ask for big cuts, push school choice and change student loan repayment. But presidents have rarely succeeded in cutting the Education Department budget.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/22/529534031/president-trumps-budget-proposal-calls-for-deep-cuts-to-education?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Texas Lawmakers Revive 'Bathroom Bill,' OK Religious Refusal Of Adoptions

A proposal governing bathroom use by transgender students in public schools has moved forward. A bill to allow adoption agencies to deny gay, unmarried or non-Christian would-be parents has passed.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/22/529487181/texas-lawmakers-revive-bathroom-bill-ok-religious-refusal-of-adoptions?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

In 'American Race,' Charles Barkley Is A True Believer In The Power Of Dialogue

In the new TNT docu-series about race, the former NBA star is mostly indifferent to the broader context of the discussions he's wading into — and to the limits of trying to "start a dialogue."

source http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/22/475006624/in-american-race-charles-barkley-is-a-true-believer-in-the-power-of-dialogue?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Homeschooling Makes Learning Personal For Some Special Education Students

Florida's Gardiner Scholarship provides money for students with some special needs to study as they wish. A controversial bill would expand it.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/22/527632904/homeschooling-makes-learning-personal-for-some-special-education-students?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Protesting Students Walk Out On Pence's Address At Notre Dame

Student organizers said they walked out because Pence's policies "have marginalized our vulnerable sisters and brothers for their religion, skin color, or sexual orientation."

source http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/21/529415058/protesting-students-walk-out-on-pences-address-at-notre-dame?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Why It's So Hard To Know Whether School Choice Is Working

It's hard to know how schools of choice — charter or private — are performing. Researchers say that's precisely because they are schools of choice. But here's what we do know.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/21/522051355/why-its-so-hard-to-know-whether-school-choice-is-working?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

When School Vouchers Don't Offer Much Of A Choice

Indiana is home to the largest private school voucher program in the country, but what does that mean for students in Eminence, Ind., where the closest private school is a 40-minute drive away?

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/20/529257330/when-school-vouchers-dont-offer-much-of-a-choice?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Trump Gives Commencement Address; Leaked Education Budget Has Big Cuts

A push for better student data and more news of the week.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/20/528464301/trump-gives-commencement-address-leaked-education-budget-has-big-cuts?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

The Nation's Oldest Voucher Program: Beacon Of Hope, Or Failed Experiment?

Milwaukee's voucher program serves some 28,000 students. Most of them are African-American and come from low-income families.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/19/527429292/the-nations-oldest-voucher-program-beacon-of-hope-or-failed-experiment?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Fannie Mae Offers New Solutions to Students with Debt

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/fannie-mae-offers-new-solutions-to-students-with-debt

Summer Melt: The Financial Aid Secret that Can Earn You Big Bucks

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/summer-melt-the-financial-aid-secret-that-can-earn-you-big-bucks

Borrowing for College: How Much is Too Much?

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/borrowing-for-college-how-much-is-too-much

5 Ways to Beat Student Loan Debt

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/the-5-ways-to-beat-student-loan-debt

How the Average Joe Can Pay for School

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/how-the-average-joe-can-pay-for-school

For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees

Florida has the most choices of any state for students with special needs: public, private, charter and home schooling. Still, some families can't find a good fit.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/17/527938057/for-families-with-special-needs-vouchers-bring-choices-not-guarantees?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Why Are Kids Sitting At Their Desks In The Middle Of The Road?

It all started when a school was demolished — for reasons not entirely clear — over the weekend in Nairobi.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/16/528615773/why-are-kids-sitting-at-their-desks-in-the-middle-of-the-road?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Lessons On Race And Vouchers From Milwaukee

Milwaukee's school voucher program has been either a beacon of hope for African-American children or a failed experiment. The truth is somewhere in between.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/16/523612949/lessons-on-race-and-vouchers-from-milwaukee?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Indiana's School Choice Program Often Underserves Special Needs Students

With President Trump spotlighting the power of private school choice, the NPR Ed Team investigated one of the nation's largest statewide voucher programs, in Indiana, and found, for students with disabilities, that it's often the schools that get to choose, not the students.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/15/528502918/indianas-school-choice-program-often-underserves-special-needs-students?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Whirring, Purring Fidget Spinners Provide Entertainment, Not ADHD Help

They're kids' new best friend and some teachers' worst nightmare. And despite being marketed to help ease anxiety and ADHD, one expert says there's no research to support that claim.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/14/527988954/whirring-purring-fidget-spinners-provide-entertainment-not-adhd-help?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Hungarian Law Could Close Central European University Founded By George Soros

Teachers and students at an American university in Budapest founded by investor George Soros are bracing for the worst after the adoption of a new Hungarian law that could close the institution.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/14/528374301/hungarian-law-could-close-central-european-university-founded-by-george-soros?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

AP Test-Takers' Tweets May Not Give Away Answers, But They Raise Questions

Memes about the advanced placement exams turned up on social media recently. Do they break the rules or do they highlight a deeper issue of inequality?

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/14/528140036/ap-test-takers-tweets-may-not-give-away-answers-but-they-raise-questions?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Can't Pay Your Student Loans? The Government May Come After Your House

A new federal program in 19 cities around the country allows the government to sue for unpaid student loan debt.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/14/525569408/cant-pay-your-student-loans-the-government-may-come-after-your-house?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

In Tribute, Students Elect Dead Classmates Prom King And Queen

Prom-goers at Bremen High in Midlothian, Ill., have elected as king and queen two students who passed away. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with principal David Kibelkis about his school's moving tribute.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/13/528236659/in-tribute-students-elect-dead-classmates-prom-king-and-queen?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Backs To Betsy DeVos; Scholarships Denied; Paul Ryan Visits A Charter School

Our weekly education news roundup: The secretary of education's commencement speech at an HBCU; aid denied to low-income students; an update on federal aid applications.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/13/527849982/backs-to-betsy-devos-scholarships-denied-paul-ryan-visits-a-charter-school?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

College students and administrators around the nation are trying to figure out how to best respond to a spike in white supremacist activity on campuses.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/12/527985172/as-white-supremacists-push-onto-campuses-schools-wrestle-with-response?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

The controversial firing of FBI Director James Comey dominated the news this week. Guest host John Donvan and a panel of journalists discuss that and other happenings around the U.S., including the Texas governor's ban on sanctuary cities and how Shaquille O'Neal might do as a sheriff.

source http://the1a.org/shows/2017-05-12/friday-news-roundup-domestic?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

The Promise And Peril Of School Vouchers

Indiana's private school voucher program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. Whether it's "social justice" or "an assault" on public schools depends on whom you ask.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/12/520111511/the-promise-and-peril-of-school-vouchers?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Financial Aid for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/financial-aid-for-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-students

School Bullying Is Down. Why Don't Students Believe It?

A big new study shows half as many student reports of bullying — including physical bullying, threats and cyberbullying — compared with a decade earlier.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/11/527416662/school-bullying-is-down-why-dont-students-believe-it?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Morning News Brief: Congress And Constituents React To Comey And Health Care

President Trump says he fired FBI Director James Comey because "he was not doing a good job." And members of Congress are facing hostile crowds at town halls back in their districts.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/11/527894997/morning-news-brief-congress-and-constituents-react-to-comey-and-health-care?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Betsy Devos Speaks Over Hecklers During Bethune-Cookman Address

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., Wednesday despite loud protests by the students at the historically black university. DeVos has had a strained relationship with the nation's HBCUs after several recent, public missteps.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/10/527817870/betsy-devos-speaks-over-hecklers-during-bethune-cookman-address?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Land Deal For Right-Wing Elementary School Plagues Japanese Prime Minister

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denied involvement in a discounted sale of state-owned land for a new primary school. He says he'll resign if proof of his involvement is found.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/05/10/527009710/land-deal-for-right-wing-elementary-school-plagues-japanese-prime-minister?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

WATCH LIVE: Betsy DeVos Delivers Commencement Speech To Bethune-Cookman

The announcement that the U.S. education secretary would deliver the commencement address at the historically black university drew consternation from some students and alumni. Now, see the address.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/10/527759706/watch-live-betsy-devos-delivers-commencement-speech-to-bethune-cookman?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

DeVos Commencement Speech Draws Protests

There is an outcry over the secretary of education's invitation to speak at the commencement of a private, Christian, historically black college in Florida.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/10/527640267/devos-commencement-speech-draws-protests?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

The Idea Was To Keep Kids Safe After School. Now They're Chess Champions

This low-income elementary school will send dozens of kids to the SuperNationals of chess this week in Nashville, Tenn.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/09/526779750/the-idea-was-to-keep-kids-safe-after-school-now-theyre-chess-champions?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

U.S. Government Officials Play Hardball On Student Loan Defaults

The federal government is ramping up an experimental program in which they hire debt-collection law firms to sue borrowers who decades ago defaulted on student loans.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/09/527540990/u-s-government-officials-play-hardball-on-student-loan-defaults?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Penn State Student's Hazing Death Was No Accident, Grand Jury Says

Eight Beta Theta Pi fraternity members face charges of involuntary manslaughter over the death of a new pledge in February. For nearly 12 hours after Timothy Piazza fell, no one called an ambulance.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/08/527434623/penn-state-students-hazing-death-was-no-accident-grand-jury-says?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

When You're Not Quite Sure If Your Teacher Is Human

When this computer science professor became overwhelmed with the number of questions students were asking, he recruited artificial intelligence to help serve up some answers.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/08/524550295/when-youre-not-quite-sure-if-your-teacher-is-human?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Harvard Library Fines No More

Harvard announced this week that they will no longer charge 50 cents a day for overdue books. Harvard's Steven Beardsley told

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/06/527139995/harvard-library-fines-no-more?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Fidget Spinners: Good Or Bad For Kids' Concentration?

Perhaps your children have begged you for a fidget spinner. Elementary and middle schoolers are mad for them, and teachers are having to decide whether to allow or ban them from classrooms.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/06/527140009/fidget-spinners-good-or-bad-for-kids-concentration?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Health Care Bill Hits Special Ed; Trump Touts D.C. Vouchers Despite Poor Test Scores

Our weekly education roundup: A big investigation into sexual assault in K-12 schools; achievement gaps persist in high school graduation rates.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/06/526400285/health-care-bill-hits-special-ed-trump-touts-d-c-vouchers-despite-poor-test-scor?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

5 Ways to Embrace ACT Prep this Summer

Today’s article was written by Heather Hamilton.  While the change of scenery is nice, summer break represents a great time to get started on or continue your ACT prep. You are free from homework, extracurriculars, and a strict beginning and end time for your day. Best of all, ACT prep doesn’t have to be a drag—embrace...

source http://www.collegeconfidential.com/5-ways-embrace-act-prep-summer/

5 Tips for Last-Minute AP Exam Prep

Today’s article was written by David White. It goes without saying that, if you want to get a good grade, you’re probably going to need to study. While this applies to small tests, like quizzes, it most certainly applies to major tests like advanced placement (AP) exams. AP exams can help you advance more quickly at...

source http://www.collegeconfidential.com/5-tips-last-minute-ap-exam-prep/

When Elmo And Big Bird Talk To Refugees

Sesame Workshop is creating educational programming for refugee children around the world. But first, they're doing a lot of homework to make sure the lessons they're teaching are the right ones.

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Facts About Teens, Suicide And '13 Reasons Why'

As the Netflix series sparks a national discussion, new research shows 1 in 5 middle and high schoolers have thoughts of suicide, and offers suggestions for adults in fighting the problem.

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This Week In Race: Movies, Memoirs And Fans Who Didn't Hit It Out Of The Park

Sometimes, the arc of the moral universe does bend toward justice. Even if it takes time, as was the case in South Carolina involving a white police officer and an unarmed black man.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/05/482775252/this-week-in-race-movies-memoirs-and-fans-who-didnt-hit-it-out-of-the-park?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

A Public University Acquires A Big For-Profit, And Raises Big Questions

Some 32,000 students from the for-profit Kaplan University will join Purdue University in Indiana as part of a deal announced recently.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/04/526748160/a-public-university-acquires-a-big-for-profit-and-raises-big-questions?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

7 Things High School Students Should Know about Student Loans

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/seven-things-high-school-students-should-know-about-student-loans

Elite Prep Schools Experiment With 'All-Gender' Dorms

Two of the nation's top preparatory boarding schools, Phillips Exeter and Phillips Andover, are converting some dorm space to "all-gender" dorms to better meet the needs of transgender students.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/03/526769862/elite-prep-schools-experiment-with-all-gender-dorms?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of "The Marketplace of Ideas"

The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/03/483264173/hate-speech-and-the-misnomer-of-the-marketplace-of-ideas?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Pre-K: Decades Worth Of Studies, One Strong Message

What happens when a group of the nation's leading pre-K experts get together to lay out a blueprint for what parents, and educators, can learn from decades of research?

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/03/524907739/pre-k-decades-worth-of-studies-one-strong-message?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Without A Special Visa, Foreign Startup Founders Turn To A Workaround

Immigration advocates often tout how many startups are founded by foreigners. Yet the U.S. does not offer startup visas. Some entrepreneurs turn to a program started as an experiment in Massachusetts.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/05/03/526549402/without-a-special-visa-foreign-startup-founders-turn-to-a-workaround?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

How to Deal if Your Parents Won't Pay

source http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/how-to-deal-if-your-parents-won-t-pay

Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care

The Trump administration says there's no evidence the program works, but supporters say that thinking is misguided. Some even call it a "godsend."

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/02/526452564/under-trump-budget-nearly-2-million-kids-may-lose-after-school-care?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Harvard Business School Moves To Study More Diverse Cases

Harvard produces case studies used by business students across the country. Until now, more of those cases involved white business leaders. The school is changing that.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/02/526514154/harvard-business-school-moves-to-study-more-diverse-cases?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Trump's Budget Proposal Threatens Funding For Major After School Program

President Trump's budget would eliminate all funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers, after-school programs for 1.8 million mostly poor children. The administration says there's no evidence that the program works. Advocates argue there is evidence that it does help improve children's test scores and other learning skills. Those who participate in the program in a small Appalachian community in Virginia say it's invaluable for both kids and their struggling parents.

source http://www.npr.org/2017/05/01/526436087/trumps-budget-proposal-threatens-funding-for-major-after-school-program?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

4 Things We Don't Know About AP Tests

Nearly 3 million students take their Advanced Placement exams in the coming weeks. There's very little independent research on the benefits of these courses.

source http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/01/525073237/four-things-we-dont-know-about-ap-tests?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education