Nancie Atwell Of Maine Wins $1 Million Global Teaching Prize
A teacher who instills a love of books and writing has beaten out 5,000 educators around the world for a global honor.
Education
Six Things We Learned At South By Southwest EDU
At the annual event in Austin, Texas: Big data, privacy, physics and the power of Twitter.
Amid Rising Concern About Addiction, Universities Focus On Recovery
The Center for Students in Recovery at the University of Texas is one of a small but growing number of programs catering to former addicts at U.S. colleges and universities.
Athletes Help Cheerleader With Down Syndrome Defy Bullies
Desiree Andrews is a cheerleader at Lincoln Middle School in Wisconsin. She has Down syndrome — and as some hecklers learned last year, she also has the support of her school's basketball team.
A Child Of Slavery Who Taught A Generation
Anna J. Cooper was a remarkable student and, later, a legendary teacher and principal of the first public high school for black students.
The Teenage Brain: Spock Vs. Captain Kirk
Adolescents get a bad rep for being irrational. The bad news: It's kinda deserved. The good news: Teen brains come equipped with an internal Mr. Spock, trying to keep them safe.
In Idaho School District, Preschool At Risk Without Federal Funds
Congress has not reauthorized special assistance for rural communities this year. But to pay for extra programs like preschool, Basin School District doesn't have many other options.
Why Some Schools Serve Local Food And Others Can't (Or Won't)
A survey found that 36 percent of U.S. public schools bought food from local farmers during two recent school years. But a slightly greater number of schools served no local food at all.
Ditching The Common Core Brings A Big Test For Indiana
After dropping the Common Core State Standards and agreeing to write its own end-of-year exam, Indiana's had a rough couple of months.
2 Oklahoma Students Seen In Racist Fraternity Video Apologize
The men were in a video of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing a racist chant. They have apologized, with one of the now-former fraternity brothers saying he had learned "a devastating lesson."