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HOW LEARNING HAPPENSFriday
Wednesday
A new study out of Yale found that pre-K teachers, white and black alike, spend more time watching black boys, expecting trouble. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Bias Isn't Just A Police Problem, It's A Preschool Problem
Tuesday
Teaching Middle-Schoolers Climate Change Without Terrifying Them
Monday
Native American teenagers participate in a drum circle dance during the College Horizons summer retreat for prospective students at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wi. Jane Inman/Courtesy of College Horizons hide caption
How Native Students Can Succeed In College: 'Be As Tough As The Land That Made You'
Sunday
Asia Duncan, 30, is formerly a seller for a jewelry maker. Now, she's attending Pasadena City College and is working to be a doctor. Maya Sugarman for NPR hide caption
Shaken By Economic Change, 'Non-Traditional' Students Are Becoming The New Normal
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's detailed education policies are rooted in investments in education and economic growth. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
In speeches and appearances, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for more choice, ending Common Core, and gutting the U.S. Education Department. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Wednesday
First Lady Michelle Obama visits New Hampshire Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md, which serves children through the Head Start program. Brooks Kraft/Getty Images hide caption
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A new study reports bottom dogs have higher rates of bullying, fighting and gang activity and lower rates of safety and belonging than top and middle dogs. Neil Webb/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption
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The college financial aid system is both meager and unwieldy, says author Sara Goldrick-Rab. "Our first really big takeaway was that if the goal is to get people money, financial aid doesn't do a great job. There's 50 steps between you and the money you need." Maria Fabrizio for NPR hide caption
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Schools And Mental Health: When The Parent Has To Take Charge
Thursday
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Critics voice concern over this proposed Mexican-American heritage textbook. Some scholars on in the subject say that the textbook, "Mexican American Heritage," is riddled with factual errors, is missing content and promotes racism and culturally offensive stereotypes. Courtesy of Momentum Instruction hide caption
A Connecticut judge wrote in a scathing review of the state's public education system: "The state's definition of what it means to have a secondary education is like a sugar-cube boat. It dissolves before it's half launched." LA Johnson/NPR hide caption