Clare Lombardo
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Also in our weekly education news roundup: controversy over New York City's elite high schools; and new moves by Apple to give parents control over what apps their kids are using. -
Ben Lecomte is the first person to try to swim across the Pacific Ocean. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to him from Choshi, Japan, before he departs to attempt the 5,500-mile journey. -
Also in our weekly education news roundup: The Santa Fe schools received funding for recovery, and a new study examines social and emotional learning at different ages. -
Democrats weren't satisfied with DeVos' answers at a congressional hearing. That and more, in our weekly roundup of education news. -
A school shooting in Texas, plus a new government report on university-hired consultants and student borrowers, in our weekly roundup of education news. -
New research on measuring teacher prep programs and Starbucks' partnership with Arizona State University, all part of this week's education news roundup. -
For many teachers, working with students is more than a full-time job. Here are three educators coming up with innovative solutions to the classroom challenges they face. -
Six in 10 teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills. -
The West Virginia teachers strike in mid-February started a movement. Here's a look at what the issues are and where it's spread, including Colorado, Arizona and Kentucky. -
A federal program meant to encourage young teachers has, instead, saddled thousands of them with unexpected debts. "I was in shock," says Mikayla Rhone, a teacher in Nebraska.
