Here's A Fun Project For Your Kids: Send NPR A Postcard!
We're looking to tell the story of how school and learning have changed around the country. Parents, if you want to help - have your kids create a postcard, and you can send it to us at NPR.(Image...
View ArticleThe Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge
With entries from 46 states and Washington, D.C., two winners emerge from more than 2,200 podcasts to win this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View Article'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning
From online soccer to missing Grandma, children all over the country sent us postcards about their lives. Along the way, they gave us a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid right now.(Image credit:...
View ArticleAnnouncing The 3rd Annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge
It's our third year, so we decided to go big or go home. This year we're opening up the contest to college students!(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View ArticleAcross Continents: A Stolen Laptop, An Ominous Email, And A Big Risk
From a traveler's worst nightmare — beaten and robbed in a foreign city — comes a surprising story of education and discovery.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View ArticleThe One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World
Escuela Nueva (New School) isn't really new. But it is being praised as a kind of cutting-edge model that can teach the skills needed for jobs that robots can't do.(Image credit: Steve Drummond/NPR)
View ArticleThe People Vs. Coloring Books: The Verdict Is In
Coloring books are everywhere. Some kids and parents love them. Even grown-ups are getting in on the fun. But do they have any educational value?(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View ArticleHey, Students: 5 Things That Are Wrong With Your Cover Letter
If your resume, your cover letter and your writing samples don't tell a story, we may not be interested.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View Article'Open Schools' Made Noise In The '70s; Now They're Just Noisy
'Open Education' was a big idea half a century ago. Kids were supposed to move around, learning in groups or exploring on their own. But, within a few years, the movement faded. So, what...
View ArticleIn The Age Of Screen Time, Is Paper Dead?
What does the push for digital classrooms mean for that oldest and simplest of touch screens: a plain old sheet of paper?(Image credit: Paige Vickers for NPR)
View ArticleColoring Books And Worksheets: What's The Value Of 'Staying In The Lines'?
Get ready for those coloring worksheets coming home in your child's backpack. Many kids (and grown-ups) love coloring books. But what's the educational value of staying in the lines?(Image credit: LA...
View ArticleNPR Student Podcast Challenge: Turn An Idea Into Sound — And Win
Teachers and students in grades five through 12 will have the opportunity to turn their classrooms into production studios and their ideas into sound. Contest entries open on Jan. 1, 2019.(Image...
View ArticleStudent Podcasts? For Our Contest, We Got Thousands Of Them
The first-ever NPR Student Podcast challenge has closed, with nearly 6,000 entries from all 50 states. As you might expect, students these days have a lot to say.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View ArticleHere Are The Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge
Students across the U.S. showed us their worlds with podcasts in the first-ever NPR student contest.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View ArticleThe NPR Student Podcast Challenge Is Back!
Once again, NPR is challenging teachers to turn their classrooms into studios and their lessons into podcasts. Last year's contest drew nearly 6,000 entries from around the country.(Image credit:...
View ArticleHere's A Fun Project For Your Kids: Send NPR A Postcard!
We're looking to tell the story of how school and learning have changed around the country. Parents, if you want to help - have your kids create a postcard, and you can send it to us at NPR.(Image...
View ArticleThe Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge
With entries from 46 states and Washington, D.C., two winners emerge from more than 2,200 podcasts to win this year's NPR Student Podcast Challenge.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View Article'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning
From online soccer to missing Grandma, children all over the country sent us postcards about their lives. Along the way, they gave us a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid right now.(Image credit:...
View ArticleAnnouncing The 3rd Annual NPR Student Podcast Challenge
It's our third year, so we decided to go big or go home. This year we're opening up the contest to college students!(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
View ArticleNPR's Student Podcast Challenge Opens For College Students!
NPR's Student Podcast Challenge: College Edition opens today! The contest closes on Feb. 15, 2021.(Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
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