What inspired Cameron Fields to move from the newsroom to the classroom
Cameron Fields, a reporter for Cleveland.com, talks about his career pivot from journalism to teaching.
Education
Checking in with a Uvalde teacher one year after the mass shooting
Wednesday, May 24, marks one year since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Teacher Nicole Ogburn helped her students escape Robb Elementary through a window and survived.
A Georgia school district's book bans may have caused a hostile environment, feds say
Forsyth County Schools didn't spell out its criteria to students, the Department of Education says, leaving the impression that diverse authors and characters were excluded.
Winston-Salem organization combats 'period poverty' at three schools
“People don't understand the cost that goes along with feminine care products or even just personal care items," Carver High School Principal Thyais Maxwell said. "And when you experience poverty, or when you have to make a decision about food, the price of gas, or these items, sometimes you're stuck in a really difficult situation.”
What has and hasn't changed for teachers in the 5 years since 'Red for Ed' walkouts
In spring 2018, public school staff took to the streets to protest low funding, low wages and shrinking benefits. Five years later, teachers reflect on what's changed since then.
North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he says if enacted would crush North Carolina's public schools and wobble the state's economic future.
Boston University grads booed the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO amid the writers strike
The school began receiving backlash after it announced David Zaslav would be this year's commencement speaker a day after the Writers Guild of America went on strike.
Graduating seniors talk about a high school experience clouded by the pandemic
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with high school seniors from around the country who have spent nearly their entire high school career during the pandemic.
A Maryland man has been carrying an AR-15-style rifle near a school bus stop
Community members from Severn, Md., have been fuming after a local resident began displaying his rifle near a school bus stop in protest of gun control legislation. Police say he's broken no laws.
A trans girl will miss graduation because school officials told her to dress as a boy
The Mississippi 17-year-old is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials' decision.