Shartara Wallace picks up her son James, 4, from preschool in Tulsa, Okla. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
npr Ed We've been to school. We know how education works. Right? In fact, many aspects of learning — in homes, at schools, at work and elsewhere — are evolving rapidly, along with our understanding of learning. Join us as we explore how learning happens.
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Tiffany Contreras walks her daughter Kyndall, 4, to preschool at Disney Elementary in Tulsa, Okla. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Preschool students from Nikki Jones's class at Porter Early Childhood Development Center in Tulsa line up in the hallway on their way back from outside play. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
For Early Childhood Education, Tulsa, Okla., Stands Out
Nikki Jones' preschool class at Porter Early Childhood Development Center in Tulsa. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Wednesday
New standardized tests put more emphasis on using evidence to support arguments. iStockphoto hide caption
An Education Reporter Puts Himself To The (Standardized) Test
Tuesday
Student Mack Godbee and mentor Natasha Santana-Viera go over Godbee's report card. Godbee's performance has improved since a data monitoring program identified him as a dropout risk. Sammy Mack/StateImpact Florida hide caption
Putting Student Data To The Test To Identify Struggling Kids
Tuesday
Loops And Swirls: You might have the best cursive handwriting in the land, but your kids probably don't. Does learning to write in cursive help kids' brains grow? Richard Goerg/iStockphoto hide caption
Monday
At the Lenox Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., educators try to teach kids to see struggle as a normal part of learning. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption