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HOW LEARNING HAPPENSK-12
"Black Life: Quanice Hayes," by Ameya Okamoto. Courtesy of YoungArts hide caption
Students wear clear backpacks outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Monday. The bags are one of a number of security measures the school district has enacted as a result of the Feb. 14 shooting at the school that killed 17. Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
The one-room schoolhouse of Colonial days was a simple design built from local materials. Kids sat on benches with the oldest in the back. While nostalgia has kept these in our minds, they were hardly conducive for much beyond basic rote learning. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Now It's North Carolina Teachers' Turn: How Did We Get Here? What's Next?
Huchon writes five questions that can be used to evaluate the veracity of a news story. Pete Kiehart for NPR hide caption
Unionized Or Not, Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet, NPR/Ipsos Poll Finds
College Decision Day Brings Relief, Excitement And Big Worries About Money
Students across the country responded to NPR's callout for couplets. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Thousands of Oklahoma teachers and supporters rally in the state's capital. J Pat Carter/Getty Images hide caption
Students work in an elementary school classroom in North Carolina. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
Disparities Persist In School Discipline, Says Government Watchdog
Maggie Webb, a junior high school math teacher at Clark Avenue School in Chelsea, Mass., volunteered to teach in a high-needs area in exchange for a federal grant called the TEACH grant. But a new report found that Webb and thousands of others had their grants converted to loans because of seemingly minor issues. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption