WASHINGTON — A’Zariah Miles’ dream of attending Howard University was a few weeks from being realized. Then it all came crashing down. Miles, 17, of Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of more than 500 incoming first-year students at Howard who learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the prestigious, historically Black Washington, D.C., university … Read more
Red Wing, Minnesota — The U.S. spends hundreds of billions every year teaching children how to read, write and calculate. But what about kindness? Why isn’t that a subject in school? Well, in some places, it is. Kindness 101 is a program that uses the stories CBS News finds in our “On the Road” series to teach … Read more
Schools teach kids how to read, write and do math. But what about a class on how to be kind? In some places, it is. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” with the story. Source link
Universities across America hastily made new schedules on Friday in the wake of a massive cyberattack that has thrown final exam calendars and basic classroom activities into chaos. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The academic anarchy was touched off Thursday afternoon when operators of online … Read more
States are trading one requirement for another as they emphasize practical education. Source link