NPR Topics: EducationNPR news and commentary on education, schools, colleges and universities, and emerging trends in learning. Listen to audio and subsribe to RSS feeds.Geoffrey Canada: 'Whatever It Takes' To Teach Kids- September 15, 2008 Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children's Zone, and New York Times journalist Paul Tough discuss the project, an audacious integrated poverty-eradication effort in New York City.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94576366&ft=1&f=1013 Chicago Charter School Network Defies Expectation- September 14, 2008 The Noble Network of Charter Schools takes poor and immigrant students who are often two to four years behind grade level. Through an intensive learning environment, nearly all the students graduate and some go on to the country's top colleges.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94327484&ft=1&f=1013 Charlotte, N.C., School Tackles Football Concussions- September 12, 2008 In many cities, high school games are a religion on Friday nights. But bone-crushing collisions have often led to injuries. One Charlotte, N.C., high school is tackling football concussions by outfitting players' helmets with high-tech sensors.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94572490&ft=1&f=1013 Too Much Homework- September 11, 2008 Some parents complain that their children don't have enough homework. Others say there is too much. Homework expert Harris Cooper, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, discusses the issue with Madeleine Brand, as part of a series of reports on education. We hear from listeners, too.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94509873&ft=1&f=1013 Telling Youngsters About Sept. 11 Can Be Difficult- September 11, 2008 Teaching youngsters about a national tragedy like Sept. 11 poses its own unique set of challenges. Carrie Ray-Hill, a middle school social studies teacher, and Delila Ben Ammeur, who teaches at a Muslim high school, describe educating children, many of whom were toddlers in 2001, about Sept. 11.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94502829&ft=1&f=1013 |