Conservative groups that sought to get hundreds of "parent's rights" activists elected to local school boards largely fell short in last week's midterm elections, notching notable wins in some Republican strongholds but failing to gain a groundswell of support among…
A new survey suggests that a significant number of law schools will continue to use the Law School Admission Test even if the American Bar Association, which accredits them, no longer requires it. Half of the 82 law school admissions…
For months, Beth Petersen paid acquaintances to take her son to school - money she sorely needed. They'd lost their apartment, her son bouncing between relatives and friends while she hotel-hopped. As hard as she tried to keep the 13-year-old…
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a surprise visit to liberated Kherson Monday as workers try to restore basics such as power, water and phone services. NPR's Frank Langfitt was on the phone with Ukrainian soldiers who recaptured the city. And,…
On a bright October morning, two dozen 4- and 5-year-olds were scattered around a classroom at Impact Salish Sea Elementary in south Seattle, enthralled by plastic food, dolls, blocks and clay. In the center of the room, four children buzzed…
Tens of thousands of academic employees across the University of California’s 10 campuses walked off the job Monday, demanding better pay and benefits in what union leaders say could be the largest work stoppage the prestigious public university system has…
In 1966, when psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Brown was assigned to a commission to investigate what led University of Texas student Charles Whitman to kill 12 people in one of the country's first mass shootings, Brown and his colleagues considered many…
Dolly Parton has famously used her success to help others, especially in areas of literacy and education. She just got a huge boost in those efforts: a $100 million gift from billionaire Jeff Bezos. "Did you say a hundred million?!"…
The complexity of paying student loans starts early: The federal government offers a grace period of six months to fresh college graduates in which they're free to skip their payments, similar to the student loan moratorium, as they establish themselves…
Long before he was an award-winning middle school band director in Colorado, Jimmy Lee Day II was a Detroit middle-schooler who rarely attended after-school band practice because he didn't have a ride home. His teacher, Mrs. Knox, noticed and offered…
Berea College on Saturday selected its next president, who will become the first woman to lead the Kentucky school in its 167-year history. Cheryl L. Nixon received unanimous support from the school's Board of Trustees. She'll begin the job on…
Thousands of Arizona students have applied to the nation's largest voucher program, which allows any child in the state to receive $7,000 each year of their K-12 education while receiving instruction at home or attending private school, state data shows.…
As schools and districts struggle to move beyond the pandemic disruptions, one thing has become abundantly clear - technology will be a permanent fixture in students' lives, whether students are physically in the classroom or learning from home. But the…
In the spring of 2020, James Whitfield had just become the first African American to be named principal at Colleyville Heritage High School, located in a predominantly white Dallas-Fort Worth suburb. Whitfield, who holds a doctorate in education, was anticipating…
The morning after being elected, a new school board member South Florida said he wants to bring back corporal punishment in classrooms and would like to see fewer rights for LGBTQ students. Collier County school board's newly elected member Jerry…
The city of Detroit isn't dedicating any of its $826 million in federal COVID relief funds to local child care providers - a missed opportunity, advocates say, to support a critical service for children, families, and the local economy. While…
