What's Driving Some Asian-Americans To Challenge Affirmative Action? Steve Inskeep talks to Hua Hsu, of The New Yorker, about how activism in some Asian-American communities helped propel a lawsuit against Harvard University over its affirmative action policies.
Harvard University Student Discusses Why She Believes The Admissions Process Is Fair NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard University senior Sally Chen about why she believes the university's admissions process is fair as the university defends its policies in court this week.
What To Know About Affirmative Action As The Harvard Trial Begins The trial in Boston will dissect a contentious political issue in higher education: affirmative action. Courtney Rozen
Sans Forgetica: A Font To Remember NPR's Scott Simon speaks with typography lecturer Stephen Banham of RMIT University about a new font he helped develop to assist people in remembering what they've read.
Homeless kids are falling behind in school. And it's worse than previously thought Kim Malcolm talks with Liza Burell about a new report that looks at the academic challenges faced by homeless students in Washington state. Burell is program director with Building Changes, a Seattle non-profit. Kim Malcolm
Homelessness is having huge effect on students' performance, report says Nearly 41,000 students are homeless in Washington state -- more than double the number from 10 years ago, according to a new report. Gil Aegerter
5 Simple Ways To Encourage Brain Development In Your Little One According to a team of Harvard researchers, the key to addressing the achievement gap lies in connecting parents' natural instincts with what we know about developmental science. Elissa Nadworny
Teaching High School Students About Sexual Assault Through Literature NPR's Michel Martin talks with high school English teacher Eric Devine and author Laurie Halse Anderson about teaching high schoolers about sexual assault.
Seattle students walk out in protest of teacher displacement Nova is a small school with about 300 students. If it loses just two teachers - that's 15% of their teachers. Casey Martin
Private D.C. School Talks To Students About Healthy Relationships NPR's Renee Montagne asks Georgetown Day School guidance counselor Amy Killy about advising students at the prestigious Washington, D.C., high school about sexual assault.