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Education

With financial aid declining, many college students can't afford to eat, studies show, even though about 40 percent are also working. Nearly 1 in 4 college students are parents, which can add to their financial stress
NPR
Higher Education

For many college students, hunger ‘makes it hard to focus’

Up to half of college students in recent published studies say they either are not getting enough to eat or are worried about it.

7 years ago

FILE – This Nov. 9, 2017, file photo shows Pennsylvania State University's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in State College, Pa. Centre County, Pa.,(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Higher Education
Law
Pennsylvania

Penn State launching national database to help evaluate Greek organizations after hazing death

The scorecard will include grade point averages, sexual assaults, alcohol and hazing violations, and community service hours.

7 years ago

Student picking book from bookshelf at university (bigstockphoto.com)
Higher Education
National

With the new ‘Aim Higher Act,’ House Democrats want states to make community college free

House Democrats unveiled the Aim Higher Act this week, which they say would give students the opportunity to go to college debt free without compromising their education.

7 years ago

Stockton University's main campus in Galloway, N.J. (Google Maps)
Higher Education
New Jersey

Claiming sexual assault, four women sue former frat, Stockton University

The school in Atlantic County, New Jersey, has faced four sexual-assault related lawsuits in one month.

7 years ago

Students in India have begun to engage in creative activities as a part of newly launched program by the Delhi government to shift emphasis onto mental health well-being.
(Courtesy of Bhaskar Sharma)
NPR
International

To focus on students’ emotional well-being, India tries ‘happiness classes’

The Delhi government introduced "happiness classes" in an effort to shift the country's academic focus from student achievement to emotional well-being.

7 years ago

Participants from the college’s Summer Bridge program traditionally leave their mark on campus in the school colors of black, purple and gold. (Delece Smith-Barrow/ The Hechinger Report)
Higher Education
National

Can ‘work colleges’ in cities become a low-cost, high-value model for the future?

The nation’s first urban work college will open a second site in Texas and launch a work-college consortium.

7 years ago

Students from Charter School of New Castle take arts and crafts along with academic classes and recreational activities. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12
Kids

With help of federal grant, Delaware camp combines education and recreation

The program is designed to help low-income students prevent 'summer brain drain' by mixing a morning of school work at the library with fun in the afternoon at the YMCA.

7 years ago

from left to right: Jeannine Payne, Jodan Floyd, Richard Gordon
Radio Times
K-12
Philadelphia

Philadelphia school principals roundtable

Guests: Richard Gordon, Jeannine Payne, Jodan Floyd What makes an excellent principal? Today we’re going to hos ...

Air Date: July 26, 2018

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Janice Chang for NPR
NPR

Students seeking equal access to education may find federal help harder to come by

The Office for Civil Rights updated the way it processes cases. Individuals who file multiple complaints similar in nature could see their cases dismissed without review.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver his State of the State address on Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP)
K-12
New Jersey

Murphy signs measure overhauling New Jersey’s school-funding law

Proponents say it will help give the state's 577 districts the funding they need to provide better education for all students.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at Grade Level Reading Week in Philadelphia. The group is focused on grade level reading by third grade, an important predictor of success in school.
K-12
Philadelphia

Philly flaunts early literacy approach for national audience

At a national conference, city officials attempted to sell Philadelphia as a being on the vanguard of early childhood education and, in particular, early literacy. So, is it?

7 years ago

Neumann-Goretti players reach for the championship trophy at the end of a PIAA high school Class AA Girls championship basketball game against Seton LaSalle in Hershey, Pa. on Friday, March 20, 2015. Nuemann-Goretti won 79 - 34.
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Sports

Pa. school districts decry what they see as growing disparity in state sports competitions

The districts claim sporting events have become less competitive since charter and private schools joined traditional public schools in state playoffs.

7 years ago

LA Johnson/NPR
NPR
Higher Education

Trying to get your first job? There’s a class for that

Over the 13 weeks, there's some role-playing with improv. There are dance classes, and a slew of guest speakers who talk about cover letters, resumes and personal branding.

7 years ago

(LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
National
Politics

Behind the campaign to get teachers to leave their unions

Teachers facing stagnating wages have the option to pay nothing at all while still being covered by the union bargaining contract.

7 years ago

Photo of the entrance to the School District of Philadelphia headquarters.
Philadelphia

Double standard in measuring performance of Philly public schools

We should identify and support good schools; and we should identify and fix — or close — bad schools.

7 years ago

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