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Planet Money
College Costs More In America, But The Payoff Is Bigger
October 11, 2012 The cost and benefit of a college education in 10 countries, in one big graphic.
Planet Money
Teachers Get Bonuses, With A Catch: They May Have To Pay Them Back
September 19, 2012 Getting a bonus up front may work better than giving bonuses for good performance.
All Tech Considered
Online University For All Balances Big Goals, Expensive Realities
August 27, 2012 The University of the People says it's the "world's first, tuition-free, online university," designed for poor students who would otherwise lack access to higher education. The institution has 1,300 students in 129 countries, but it's also struggling to maintain its "free" mission.
Participation Nation
Teaching Teachers In San Francisco, Calif.
August 24, 2012 The San Francisco Teacher Residency helps historically underserved students who are able to improve equity and achievement in math, science and bilingual Spanish.
All Tech Considered
Stanford's Next Lesson: Free Online Courses For Credit And Degrees?
July 23, 2012 Now that Stanford, Harvard and other top American universities are offering free online courses, will students one day be able to get course credits and degrees online from these schools without having to pay for it? Stanford's president says his school "can see moving in that direction."
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
The Road To Independence Runs Through The Classroom
July 4, 2012 Science literacy brings independence to the individual and the nation. But American science education is in crisis. What can be done to improve it, inside and outside the classroom?
All Tech Considered
Explosion In Free Online Classes May Change Course Of Higher Education
May 2, 2012 It's become much cheaper and easier to put college courses online, and new technologies have only made these classes more valuable. Following the lead of other top universities, Harvard and MIT announced a new venture Wednesday to provide online classes for free.
All Tech Considered
From Silicon Valley, A New Approach To Education
April 18, 2012 Four major universities — Stanford, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan — are joining forces with a startup called Coursera to offer free online classes in more than three-dozen subjects. The professors involved hope this kind of online interaction transforms higher education.
The Two-Way
Evidence Builds Of Schools Cheating To Boost Students' Test Scores
March 26, 2012 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, with an analysis of test scores from across the nation, found more evidence of suspicious improvements in students' performance.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Science: It's Really, Really Hard, And That's Something To Celebrate
February 14, 2012 No classroom reform can or should change a simple fact about science. It is hard. It's really, really hard. That is not something we should attempt to paper over. In fact it's something we should celebrate.
The Two-Way
AP: First 10 States Granted Waivers From 'No Child Left Behind'
February 9, 2012 The administration announced last year that states can apply to be exempt from some No Child requirements. The first 10, AP says, are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Planet Money
The Dwindling Power Of A College Degree
November 23, 2011 In his latest column for the New York Times Magazine, Adam Davidson examines the dwindling power of a college degree.
The Two-Way
Report: U.S. Students Show Poor Grasp Of History
June 14, 2011 "Less than one-quarter of students perform at or above the 'proficient' level in 2010," according to the new National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Planet Money
How Much Is A College Degree Worth? Depends On Your Major.
May 24, 2011 A new report breaks down earnings for college graduates by major. The range is huge — from $29,000 for counseling/psychology to $120,000 for petroleum engineering.
