COMIC: The year of student loans
Millions of Americans have begun paying off their federal student loans again. This is the return to repayment, in the voices of a handful of borrowers we met this year.
Education
The war in Gaza is a big story on campus. These student reporters aren't shying away
Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.
Long-running North Carolina education case will return before the state Supreme Court in February
More arguments in education funding litigation that goes back nearly 30 years are scheduled for early next year at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Head Start's shortage of funds means it's unable to find teachers as students suffer
Head Start programs around the country are struggling to keep up with the demand for quality affordable childcare. Program administrators say wages are so low it is hard to attract teachers.
MIT, Yale, and other elite colleges are finally reaching out to rural students
Top colleges aim to create a diverse campus with students from all walks of life; so they're traveling to places they've neglected before: rural communities.
Guilford County Schools to host school choice showcase on Jan. 31
Guilford County Schools is hosting a school choice showcase at the end of January. More than 60 programs will be on display for students and families to learn about.
Nearly 700 books have been removed from classroom libraries in one Florida county
Some 673 books have been removed from classrooms in Orange County, Fla., this year over concerns they could violate a new state law related to inappropriate content.
Student loan forgiveness isn't dead yet, and other takeaways from 2023
What to make of all the student loan news this year? We have three takeaways, and a literary analogy (it's NPR afterall).
WS/FCS requests $27 million to complete Brunson Elementary School replacement project
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is requesting an additional $27 million from the school capital project’s budget in order to fund the construction of a new Brunson Elementary. County commissioners will vote on the matter on Thursday.
A story of student loan forgiveness, 20 years in the making
More than 900,000 federal student loan borrowers are seeing their loans erased after being in repayment for two decades or more.