Looking for books to feed your child's curiosity and ignite the social activist inside of them? Here's our list of children's books to keep your child occupied all summer long.

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The minimum wage is flat, college tuition is up and students are broke: Summer jobs just don't have the purchasing power they used to, especially when you look at the cost of college.

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Oklahoma teachers are some of the lowest paid in the country. After it was clear they wouldn't be getting a raise in 2017, the former teacher of the year called it quits.

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Two new court decisions, and other education news, including significant new research on the effectiveness of voucher programs.

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Despite a high dropout rate and low test scores at Ballou High School in Washington, D.C., every senior was accepted to at least one college.

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In a dual-language classroom, sometimes you're the student and sometimes you're the teacher. Here's what it's like for 6-year-old Merari.

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Screen time can be more than a distraction if you follow these principles.

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New research from Indiana and Louisiana provides clarity in the voucher debate.

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This week more than a dozen educators in Colorado received advanced weapons training and safety.

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NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.

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Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.

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Data clearly show how many fatherless children there are and how their lives are affected, but one best-selling author says he rarely sees interventions happening in schools.

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A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.

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There's been a lot of national attention on transgender students this school year. Here's a look at the lives and careers of two transgender teachers.

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Summer is a time when kids claim more independence. And parents worry about keeping them out of trouble. A new generation of resources covers topics like puberty, consent and STDs.

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The week's education news featured debate over Harvard's rescinding of admissions for several incoming freshmen and the education secretary's contentious hearing on Capitol Hill.

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Even as overall aid increases, the share of that money going to education has stagnated — leaving least developed countries in the lurch.

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