5 Lessons Education Research Taught Us In 2014
NPR | Feb. 26, 2015
Lessons from a handful of the most viewed papers from the American Education Research Association last year.
Dissecting A Frog: A Middle School Rite Of Passage
NPR | Feb. 26, 2015
In science classrooms across the country, middle schoolers will take part in an iconic activity this year: frog dissection.
Preventing Suicide With A 'Contagion Of Strength'
NPR | Feb. 25, 2015
A suicide prevention program trains middle and high school students as peer mentors — shaping school culture and behavior around pillars of support.
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UO Generates More Than A Billion Dollars In Economic Activity For The State
OPB | Feb. 25, 2015 3:39 p.m.The University of Oregon's new economic impact report shows the school brings in big money and jobs for the state.
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3 Wilson High School Teachers Placed On Leave After 'Bullying' Incident
OPB | Feb. 25, 2015 12:11 p.m. | PortlandThree teachers at Portland's Wilson High School have been placed on paid leave, as administrators investigate what's been characterized as a "hazing" or "bullying" incident.
Education | Nation
The Great U.S. History Battle
NPR | Feb. 24, 2015 12:04 p.m.The College Board redesigned the framework for its Advanced Placement U.S. history course, and many conservative lawmakers aren't happy about it.
Education | News
Northwest Students' Community College Graduation Rates Lag
OPB | Feb. 24, 2015 11:51 a.m.High schoolers in Oregon and Washington who go on to four-year private colleges are more likely to graduate than similar students elsewhere.
Education | News | Health
University Of Oregon Vaccinating Thousands Of Students
AP | Feb. 24, 2015 7:40 a.m.The University of Oregon has moved a vaccination clinic to Matthew Knight Arena as it steps up a fight against a blood stream infection that can cause a form of meningitis, called meningococcemia.
Education | News
Oregon's College Grants Help Only 1 In 5 Poor Students
OPB | Feb. 24, 2015 7:29 a.m.The Opportunity Grant is for very low-income college students to spend at the Oregon college or university of their choice. But its reach is limited.
Education | Nation
How We Talk About Our Teachers
NPR | Feb. 23, 2015 11:57 a.m.The words college students use to describe their professors say a lot about how men and women are judged differently.
Education | News
Free Community College? Here's How That Might Work In Oregon
OPB | Feb. 23, 2015 10:21 a.m.President Obama's goal of "free community college" has spurred a debate over how to help more people afford higher education.
Education | Nation
If Your Teacher Likes You, You Might Get A Better Grade
NPR | Feb. 23, 2015 7:59 a.m.Like likes like: New research supports the notion that teachers favor those who favor them.
Education | Nation
Imagining The Future: 'Howard Project' Students Look Forward
NPR | Feb. 22, 2015 9:36 a.m.A high school teacher, a lawyer, a nurse, a minister: Four college seniors at Howard University in Washington, D.C., describe their career ambitions and how they feel as graduation grows closer.
