Caroline Porter
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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How public radio's structure, growing resources are giving local journalism a boost
As stations become more mature and financially sustainable, a new study says, they are building their capacity to deliver local journalism. → Read More
Radio stations have been gaining financial strength — and there’s room for more growth
A new report, "The Growing Strength of Public Media Local Journalism," argues that public media stations are well positioned to help rebuild local news in the U.S. → Read More
California Vaccination Bill Passes, Heads to Governor
The California Senate passed a much-debated bill to restrict vaccine exemptions, putting one of the country’s strongest state-level efforts to clamp down on unvaccinated students in the hands of Gov. Jerry Brown. → Read More
School Field Trips Go Virtual
The field trip, a classic school ritual, is getting a makeover, with more schools videoconferencing their students all over the globe in lieu of packing them up and busing them to cultural events. → Read More
Ohio School District Bets on Technology in Creating New Learning Model
Reynoldsburg, Ohio, says a new learning model combining online and in-person instruction has held down costs, sustained above-average test scores and put students in greater control of their learning. → Read More
In an Early Adopter, Common Core Faces Little Pushback
Common Core education standards have become a lightning rod, but Kentucky, an early adopter that is in its fourth year of testing, has seen little pushback. → Read More
Call of ‘Wild’ Lures Newbies to Follow in Cheryl Strayed’s Footsteps
Call Of ‘Wild’ Lures Backpackers To Follow in Cheryl Strayed’s Footsteps → Read More
College Diplomas, With a Side of Specialized Study
Students in a variety of majors, but especially within liberal-arts subjects, political science and arts programs, are increasingly signing up for coding boot camps, online classes or going to community college to bolster their résumés and employability. → Read More
New Safety Measures Greet Students
Public schools nationwide are greeting students with a host of new security measures, as efforts to safeguard districts show no sign of waning in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre. → Read More
Companies, Schools Affected by Turmoil in Ferguson
Schools in Ferguson, Mo., have canceled classes, business owners face broken windows and falling revenue, and police forces are strained after more than a week of violent protests. → Read More
Study Finds Elementary Students Like New Healthier Lunches
When healthier school-meal regulations were first implemented in 2012, a majority of elementary-school students complained, but then ultimately found them agreeable by the end of the school year, according to a peer-reviewed study released on Monday. → Read More
Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, a report says.
Government and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems. → Read More
Overall safety at colleges and universities improved in the decade ended in 2011, a new report says.
Overall campus safety at colleges and universities improved in the decade ended in 2011, while reports of some serious crimes jumped, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Education and Justice Departments. → Read More
Federal test shows U.S. 12th graders aren't improving in reading or math.
Despite years of efforts to lift U.S. academic performance, the nation's 12th-graders aren't improving in reading or in math, according to the latest results from a federally prescribed test known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress. → Read More
Students deploy riot-ready social media.
At least 10 riots have rocked colleges in the past two months, resulting in hundreds of arrests and dozens of injuries amid a growing sense that social media are helping to fuel misbehavior at student mass gatherings. → Read More
Community-College Quiz: What's in a Name?
As Henry Ford Community College looks to expand its programs, its name is shrinking. This coming week, trustees of the 23,600-student school just outside Detroit are expected to approve chopping it down to just Henry Ford College. → Read More
Corporations join up with colleges to design curricula
More companies are entering partnerships with colleges to help design curricula, as state universities seek new revenue and industry tries to close a yawning skills gap. → Read More
A hot-dog fan demands new emoji of her favorite food.
Emojis let people punctuate their texts with hundreds of colorful images. Now some are lobbying for new characters. → Read More
Free isn't easy for higher ed.
Tennessee's governor wants to make community and technical colleges free, to strengthen the state's workforce and attract investment. Some private colleges are pushing back. → Read More
The SAT will return to a 1,600-point scale and make the essay optional in a big shake-up.
The group that runs the SAT college-entrance test is shaking up its format, scoring and potentially the $1 billion test-preparation industry that has grown up around it. → Read More