NPR Topics: Education

Spared Cuts, Education Gets Special Attention

Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0500
This week, the Obama administration pledged to cut spending in order to bring down the national deficit, but not where education is concerned. It's put a good deal of money on the table for states which fall in line with the administration's ideas of a major education overhaul. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about redesigning the standard-setting No Child Left Behind law and other Obama administration initiatives.

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Obama Looks To Overhaul 'No Child Left Behind'

Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0500
The Bush Administration's No Child Left Behind Act ushered in sweeping changes to America's education system, but many argue it emphasizes testing over learning. NPR's Larry Abramson and Claudio Sanchez explain Obama's proposed education overhaul and assess his new Race to the Top initiative.

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Alumni Come Out In Droves To Support Sumner High

Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0500
Sumner High School in St. Louis has been one of the premiere institutions of black education in the U.S. — producing famous alumni like Chuck Berry, Tina Turner and Arthur Ashe. But recent safety concerns prompted the St. Louis Public Schools superintendent to consider closing it as a traditional high school if it doesn't meet academic and attendance standards by the end of the year.

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'No Child Left Behind' Impacted By Proposed Budget

Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0500
President Obama's budget proposals call for some significant shifts in education policy. Some of the punitive and less popular portions of the No Child Left Behind Act would be replaced with more participatory and competitive incentives.

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Virginia Islamic School's Expansion Met Protests

Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:40:00 -0500
A Northern Virginia community had to decide whether to let a Saudi-funded Islamic school expand to serve more kids. The debate turned to the curriculum at the Islamic Saudi Academy and draws attention to the still-tenuous relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims in America.

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