Cookie Monster has several tricks to help keep his monster hands off those sweets. NPR hide caption
Education 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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Harkness Tower on Yale University's campus in 2016. The Department of Education said Yale failed to disclosed a total of $375 million in foreign money. Beth Harpaz/AP hide caption
2 Big Teachers Unions Call For Rethinking Student Involvement In Lockdown Drills
Howard University students walk near the university's main gate. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
Howard University's Largest Donation Ever Raises Questions About Who Gets Donor Coins
Aayusi Biswas belongs to a group called Next Tech Lab that has won a total of 50 national and international hackathons all over the world. Lauren Migaki/NPR hide caption
Douglas Hodge, shown last October outside the federal courthouse in Boston, has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The Student Borrower Protection Center, a watchdog group, says one lender seems to charge higher rates to graduates of historically black colleges. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Graduates Of Historically Black Colleges May Be Paying More For Loans: Watchdog Group
The clicker became a popular tool for dog training in the 1980s. Today, it has also caught on with humans — helping people to become better dancers, fishermen, golfers, and now, surgeons. Angela Hsieh hide caption
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in December. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Education Dept. Unveils Fix For Student Loan Program's 'Bureaucratic Nightmare'
Democratic senators are demanding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led by Kathleen Kraninger, do its job supervising the student loan system. Alex Wroblewski/Reuters hide caption
An FBI affidavit that lays out the case against Charles Lieber includes what federal prosecutors say is a contract between the Harvard researcher and a university in China. U.S. Attorney's Office/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Eastern Flex Academy is an experimental program in Lansing, Mich. Kevin Lavery/WKAR hide caption
Scooter Norton, captain of the Washington-Liberty High School's Rocket League team, says before the team was playing to improve, but now they have a goal in mind. Kisha Ravi/NPR hide caption
Many Americans who get overwhelmed by student loan debt are told that student debt can't be erased through bankruptcy. Now more judges and lawyers say that's a myth and bankruptcy can help. Mitch Blunt/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption
Myth Busted: Turns Out Bankruptcy Can Wipe Out Student Loan Debt After All
Randi Weingarten, of the American Federation of Teachers, says the message of her organization's lawsuit is clear: "Protect the students of the United States of America — not the for-profit [schools] that are making a buck off of them." Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images hide caption
Teachers Union Lawsuit Claims DeVos 'Capriciously' Repealed Borrower Protections
Peking University in Beijing is one of the Chinese institutions that have adopted new charters emphasizing party loyalty. TPG/Getty Images hide caption