Education

College students get emotional about climate change. Some are finding help in class

5:00am December 22, 2024

A recent survey finds that more than half of young people aged 16-25 are highly worried about climate change. Some universities are now trying to help them navigate those emotions in class.

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Here's what can be gained when students with disabilities are included in classrooms

5:50pm December 19, 2024

by Jonaki Mehta

Students with certain disabilities are often excluded from general education classrooms. Two children with Down syndrome show what can be gained from more inclusion.

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Calling all students! NPR's Student Podcast Challenge returns for 2025

5:00am December 19, 2024

For its seventh year, our national podcasting competition will invite students from all around the country, in grades four through 12, to bring us their best audio stories.

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The percentage of foster youth who earn degrees is low. A program aims to change that

5:42pm December 18, 2024

Former foster youth earn degrees at a lower rate compared with the general population. A program in Virginia is trying to change that.

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Winston-Salem police arrest woman for assault on school bus driver

4:42pm December 18, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Twenty-four-year-old Nayekamion Hairston was charged with felony assault inflicting serious bodily injury and a misdemeanor for trespassing and impeding a school bus.

Band Director Brian McMath leads the band through the opening section of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" on on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 in Greensboro, N.C. SANTIAGO OCHOA/WFDD

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Guilford County high school band students to perform in Rome's New Year's Day Parade

4:12pm December 18, 2024

by Amy Diaz

In a few weeks, Northwest Guilford High School students will perform three songs in the New Year's Day parade in Rome for an audience of roughly 25 million people — including the Pope.

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Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there's a hitch

5:03am December 17, 2024

Apprenticeships are becoming a popular alternative to college as a career path. But demand is outpacing the supply of employers who offer them.

One way to get more teens reading could be romance novels

4:45pm December 16, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

One way to get teens to read more might be to add a little romance. Members of a high school romance book club in Portland, Ore., explain why they love love stories.

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Rendering of the Guilford Technical Community College High Point Skilled Trades Center.

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GTCC to build center focused on sustainable job training in High Point

4:03pm December 16, 2024

by Amy Diaz

The Skilled Trades Center will house four fields of study including HVAC, and construction focused on sustainable technologies.

Foreign students advised to make plans before Trump. And, 2024's final news quiz

8:03am December 13, 2024

Why universities are advising international students to return before Inauguration Day. And, the last NPR news quiz of the year.

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