Nicole Boykins is principal at Crocker College Prep in New Orleans. The pre-K through eighth grade school is one of five schools in a program to better serve children who've been exposed to trauma. Clarence Williams/WWNO hide caption
Pankaj Rayamaji speaks through his trusted walkie-talkie to a teacher inside. Rayamaji is the director of logistics and operations at Columbia Heights Education Campus in Washington, D.C. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Hall Passes, Buses, Lunch Duty: What If The Principal Could Focus On Achievement?
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies during a hearing on the proposed Department of Education budget. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
There are conflicting theories as to what led an Education Department official to quit — and where it leaves those depending on or paying off student aid. Saul Loeb/Getty Images hide caption
The Goodwill Excel Center in Austin, TX. Gabriel Cristóver Pérez/KUT hide caption
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies during a House hearing on the proposed Department of Education budget. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. This is President Trump's second commencement address since taking office. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Second-graders line up in the hall at St. Marcus. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Reed is honored at Jupiter Middle School of Technology's Honor Roll Breakfast in Jupiter, Fla. Reed was among about 80 students who received a special honor for getting straight A's. Zak Bennett for NPR hide caption
For Families With Special Needs, Vouchers Bring Choices, Not Guarantees
Howard Fuller (left) is one of the architects of the voucher program in Milwaukee; Wendell Harris led early opposition to vouchers. LA Johnson/Getty/NPR hide caption
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivers a commencement speech to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black institution in Daytona Beach, Fla. John Raoux/AP hide caption
Teachers rallied at the Statehouse in Indianapolis in 2011 to protest Gov. Mitch Daniels' attempts to curb collective bargaining, implement merit pay and create a voucher system that would send taxpayer money to private schools. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
