Plagued With Problems, Cover Oregon Hunts For Cure
Oregon's health insurance exchange has been struggling to sign up applicants. The state has asked people to submit paper applications, because of problems with its website.
First Satellite Developed By High Schoolers Sent Into Space
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 9:51 a.m.
Fittingly, perhaps, you can send it a text message.
Kids Create Mobile Apps In the Classroom
NPR | Dec. 12, 2013 5:54 a.m.
Some of the best new digital apps are coming from the youngest tech innovators. Middle school students Xavier Manning and Ciara Chase created apps that make their community better: from improving garbage collection to finding missing teens. Guest host Celeste Headlee talk to the students and their guidance counselor Carletta Hurt.
Change Is Never Easy, Especially When You're In First Grade
OPB | Dec. 11, 2013 9:59 p.m.
Every school year brings some new faces and some old friends move away. As part of our Class of 2025 project we're looking at how changing schools affects students.
In A Small Missouri Town, Immigrants Turn To Schools For Help
NPR | Dec. 11, 2013 9:30 a.m.
Tyson's chicken plant draws immigrants to Noel, Mo., but the town isn't prepared serve them.
Parents Worry Schools Overlook Girls Who Aren't College-Bound
NPR | Dec. 11, 2013 7:10 a.m.
In a poll, parents of girls were more likely to say schools aren't preparing students for work.
Common Core Standards Could Knock As, Bs And Cs Off Report Cards
NPR | Dec. 10, 2013 7:45 a.m.
When it comes to report cards, most people think of grades like A, B, C or maybe F. But more and more parents around the country are seeing their kids come home with grades like E, M, IP or LP. It's part of a growing trend to make grades more reflective of the specific skills students have actually mastered, and its getting a boost from the move to Common Core standards.
To Get Kids Exercising, Schools Are Becoming Creative
NPR | Dec. 10, 2013 6:43 a.m.
An NPR poll finds that most elementary school kids have physical education just a day or two a week.
Winter Weather Closes Schools Across Oregon
OPB | Dec. 09, 2013 12:56 p.m.
The cold snap continues to close or delays schools across the state. Portland Public Schools are open Tuesday, but buses are on snow routes.
The Daily Barometer: New Rating System Could Change University Funding
The Daily Barometer | Dec. 05, 2013 2:36 a.m.
OSU officials hesitant about Obama’s proposed college rating metrics
Sports Spending Exploding At Northwest Pac-12 Schools
OPB | Dec. 04, 2013 4:57 p.m.
University of Oregon doubled spending on competitive sports between 2005 and 2011, according to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Most came from sources like ticket sales and television revenue.
