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Education reform

Students come out of a building, some with their hands in the air from relief, as a police officer looks on

TV show turns parents’ anxiety over college exams in China into entertainment

Education

“A Little Dilemma” follows two families in their different approaches to their children’s education, giving real families in China something to relate to and reflect upon.

A child looks at a TV screen in a living room with orange painted walls.

Pandemic learning in Mexico requires thinking outside the screen

Development & Education

Ask a Harvard Psychologist

Reviving America’s creativity

Global Politics

The education reform debate

Global Politics
What’s Keeping Students Up At Night?

School Year Blog: What’s Keeping Students Up At Night?

Development & Education

Students around the world share at least one thing in common — they don’t get enough sleep. But are the reasons for their sleepless nights the same, or different?

English Class: Hold the Literature?

Arts, Culture & Media

Many teachers are afraid classic works of fiction are about to lose ground to nonfiction in English classes, replaced by historical documents, newspaper articles, and even instruction manuals. That fear is a result of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a new set of recommendations for teaching math and English adopted by almost every state […]

Is Literature Necessary?

We asked Takeaway listeners to tell us: What is the book or reading you were assigned in high school that had the biggest impact on you? And the responses have been pouring in:  “Lord of the Flies,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “A Tale of Two Cities,” and dozens more. Listeners from all […]

The World

Back to School at Oakland’s International High

Conflict & Justice

A public school in Oakland, California tries to offer new immigrants and refugees a softer landing. Reporter Monica Campbell profiles the school.

Do Kids Need Homework?

All this week, we’ve been talking about how students are learning both in and out of the classroom. Our conversations have looked at cell phones as educational tools and at whether college students are studying less now than they did 40 years ago. Today, we take a closer look at the study habits of primary […]