education

Elementary students sit in a computer lab at school

Sal Khan on leveling the playing field, in and out of the classroom

Father of online education weighs in on learning loss, screen fatigue and education no longer bound by time and space.

Sal Khan on leveling the playing field, in and out of the classroom
Afghan women and children sit in front of a bakery waiting for bread donations in Kabul's Old City, Afghanistan, on Sept. 16, 2021.

'It is a catastrophe': Afghans are in desperate need of food, humanitarian aid, refugee worker says

'It is a catastrophe': Afghans are in desperate need of food, humanitarian aid, refugee worker says
Syrian boy looks through window at refugee camp with plants placed in yellow and white cans attached

Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’

Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’
A man stands under a tent talking to people sitting down

This Brooklyn pop-up school taps immigrants’ expertise — by making them teachers

This Brooklyn pop-up school taps immigrants’ expertise — by making them teachers
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Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.

Newcomer students face daunting obstacles to graduate. This California high school makes it possible.
A young man sits at a table and talks with his mother.

Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family

It is not easy to get a college degree as a working, single mom – and it can be close to impossible if you are undocumented. One immigrant mom in Arizona was able to put her family on a path to college once they got legal status.

Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family
A drawing done by Kerrie Hillman during a Torrance Test of Creative Thinking

How creative are you?

Forget the SATs or Common Core. A psychologist created a different kind of standardized test to evaluate students: it measures your creativity.

How creative are you?
Woman reaching up to top of shelf to get cereal box, shelf has bread and other food products

More college students in California are eligible for help getting enough to eat

At the University of California, Berkeley, they’re trying to help students get enrolled in food aid programs. But it’s not just a problem in California.

More college students in California are eligible for help getting enough to eat
Magali Torres

For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'

Magali Torres, who lives in Florida and is originally from Mexico, is closely watching whether Congress and the White House can agree on a path that will allow her to continue to work legally in the US and worry less about deportation.

For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'
A girl attends her first class at a school in Hazema in north Raqqa, Syria.

In Syria, all girls want is safety and school

Some Syrian parents are marrying off their young daughters to protect them from the ravages of war, but these girls yearn for an education.

In Syria, all girls want is safety and school
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Bringing science and engineering stories to life for students

All it takes is a little news and some top-notch teachers.

Bringing science and engineering stories to life for students
College graduation

How H-1B work visas transformed tech and education in the US and India

A new study suggests the H-1B visa program is creating a positive impact on American and Indian economics, and isn’t contributing to an Indian “brain drain” as much as some critics fear.

How H-1B work visas transformed tech and education in the US and India
illustration of people being stamped by immigration related words

Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.

We're following the stories of individuals as they navigate the policy and ideological shifts happening during the Donald Trump administration. From an undocumented immigrant to a Nobel Prize winner, here's how immigration affects people.

Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.
Scientists in the Arctic.

What does a scientist look like? The 'Skype a Scientist' program helps schoolkids find out.

The project shakes up stereotypes by connecting classrooms to real, working scientists.

What does a scientist look like? The 'Skype a Scientist' program helps schoolkids find out.
Man poses in front of lab equipment

When Soviet science faltered, the US stepped forward. Now it's France's turn.

The US capitalized on post-Soviet misery by recruiting that country's nuclear experts. Andrei Afanasev was one of them.

When Soviet science faltered, the US stepped forward. Now it's France's turn.