Jackson Katz: Why We Can No Longer See Sexual Violence As A Women's Issue Anti-sexism educator Jackson Katz refuses to see gender violence issues as women's issues that "good men help out with." He implores men to examine their privilege and their role in sexual assault. NPR/TED Staff
Litigation Is Likely For New Title IX Guidelines As the public comment period for new Title IX guidelines draws to a close, there's a deluge of comments, many in opposition to changes that some say will make the process more friendly to the accused. Tovia Smith
When The Principal Cancels School ... With A Song-And-Dance Number As temperatures plummet, school administrators from Michigan to Mississippi are finding creative ways to announce snow days. Some of their music videos have gone viral. Elissa Nadworny
Education Department Gathers Feedback On New Campus Sexual Assault Rules There have been about 100,000 comments on proposed changes to Title IX. The deadline for comments is Wednesday. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says new rules could better protect the accused. Tovia Smith
Duke Professor Is Sorry For Urging Chinese Students Not To Speak Chinese A professor sent an email instructing Chinese students at Duke to speak only English in certain campus buildings. An uproar and an apology followed. Yuhan Xu
911 Operator Helps Young Student Burdened By 'Tons Of Homework' Antonia Bundy, a 911 dispatcher, took a call earlier this month from a boy who sounded sad. Bundy wasn't busy so she helped the young caller work through what to him was a math emergency.
When Seattle school buses run late, who picks up the extra cost? Seattle school's contract with First Student requires them to pay the district for late and missed routes. But the district has not enforced that requirement. Here's why. Ann Dornfeld
430 College Applicants Have Their Hopes Dashed The applicants got an email from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg saying they were accepted to the school. Then they got another email, saying they should disregard the previous email.
Spending More On Education For Low-Income Kids Improves Their Prospects As Adults NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist at Northwestern University, about his research into how increases in spending on education positively influence outcomes in adulthood.
Laura Trice: Is It Okay To Ask For Appreciation? What would happen if we actually asked others to praise and appreciate us for the work we do? Laura Trice examines the importance of building our sense of self-worth by asking for what we need. NPR/TED Staff