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Thursday April 26, 2018

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Study: Colleges That Ditch The SAT And ACT Can Enhance Diversity

April 26, 2018 • A new study confirms what some researchers have been saying for decades — standardized tests have little or no value in predicting students' success in college. So why do institutions use them?

Tuesday April 10, 2018

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California's Higher Ed Diversity Problem

April 10, 2018 • California colleges have made remarkable progress enrolling racial and ethnic minorities over the last 20 years. And yet, faculty and institutional leaders remain overwhelmingly male and white.

Friday March 30, 2018

A Visit To Topeka: Reflecting On Linda Brown's Legacy

In this April 30, 1974, file photo, Linda Brown, right, and her two children pose for a photo in their home in Topeka, Kan. Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, died March 25 at age 75. AP hide caption

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A Visit To Topeka: Reflecting On Linda Brown's Legacy

March 30, 2018 • Linda Brown, the 9-year-old old whose name was enshrined in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, died this past Sunday. She was 75.

Tuesday March 20, 2018

Democrats Grill DeVos On Guns, Schools And Money

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos waits to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Democrats Grill DeVos On Guns, Schools And Money

March 20, 2018 • The education secretary was on Capitol Hill to talk about the proposed budget for her department. She got an earful from Democrats.

Friday March 9, 2018

Reinventing Community College To Reach Millions Of Workers — Online

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Reinventing Community College To Reach Millions Of Workers — Online

March 9, 2018 • California could be the first state to create a statewide, online community college system targeting 2.5 million workers who need — but don't have — a college degree.

Thursday February 22, 2018

What Decades Of Covering School Shootings Has Taught Me

A woman looks at 15 crosses posted on a hill above Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. in remembrance of the 15 people who died during a shooting rampage at the school in 1999. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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What Decades Of Covering School Shootings Has Taught Me

February 22, 2018 • Each horrific school shooting offers painful lessons but few, if any, answers.

Monday February 12, 2018

The Gap Between The Science On Kids And Reading, And How It Is Taught

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The Gap Between The Science On Kids And Reading, And How It Is Taught

February 12, 2018 • Two-thirds of the nation's schoolchildren struggle with reading. Neuroscientist Mark Seidenberg says teachers need a better understanding of what science knows about how kids learn to read.

Monday January 29, 2018

Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future

Maria Rocha, a third-grade teacher at the KIPP Esperanza Dual Language Academy in San Antonio, came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 years old. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR hide caption

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Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future

January 29, 2018 • Classroom teachers covered by the federal immigration program could lose their jobs and face deportation unless Congress and the Trump administration reach agreement on protecting them.

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Tuesday January 2, 2018

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From DACA To DeVos: Education Predictions For 2018

January 2, 2018 • Predicting the future is hard. Good thing NPR's Claudio Sanchez has a crystal ball.

Tuesday December 12, 2017

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Does Preschool Pay Off? Tulsa Says Yes

December 12, 2017 • Tulsa, Okla., has been the focus of much debate over the long-term benefits of preschool. The most recent findings by Georgetown University researchers are another strong endorsement for early ed.

Thursday November 30, 2017

This Nun Has Been Fighting For Migrant Kids For 45 Years

Sister Ann Kendrick (center) of the HOPE Community Center in Apopka, Fla., rallies with Hispanic immigration policy demonstrators from various groups in front of Orlando City Hall in 2012. Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images hide caption

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This Nun Has Been Fighting For Migrant Kids For 45 Years

November 30, 2017 • Sister Ann Kendrick has dedicated most of her life to serving immigrant families. The community center she helped found in Florida functions both as a school and a sanctuary. Here's her story.

Thursday November 9, 2017

'A New Reality': Students And Teachers From Puerto Rico Start Over In Florida

Sisters Darianne, 16, and Yerianne Roldán, 17, moved from Puerto Rico to Orlando with their family for school. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption

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'A New Reality': Students And Teachers From Puerto Rico Start Over In Florida

November 9, 2017 • Families who've fled their storm-ravaged island have arrived in Orlando. Schools have opened their doors, but the uncertainty and stress have taken a toll on just about everybody.

'A New Reality': Students And Teachers From Puerto Rico Start Over In Florida

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