Education

Education

Comparing college costs to the amount a student expects to earn after graduation

5:02am May 01, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jeff Strohl, who studies education and the workforce at Georgetown University, about what to consider when deciding which college to attend.

Education

Edits to Indian textbooks anger historians

5:36pm April 29, 2023

by Shalu Yadav

Historians in India have expressed outrage over changes in 12th grade textbooks. Critics see this as an attempt to appropriate the government's pro-Hindu agenda.

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Families grapple with the rising cost of a college education

5:07am April 28, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

As college tuition continues to rise, families are figuring out where their kids will go to college, and how to pay for it. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on April 27, 2023.)

Families grapple with rising college costs

6:07pm April 27, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

As college tuition continues to rise, families are trying to figure out where their kids will go to college and how they'll pay for it.

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NC state Rep. Tricia Cotham speaks at press conference

Education

NC education activists petition against expanding private school vouchers

3:40pm April 27, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Senate Bill 406 would remove the existing income caps for private school vouchers, and create a sliding scale for all North Carolina families.

Traditional fishing boats rot in stagnant pools of water beside the Ravi River bank in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

Is a 1960 treaty between Pakistan and India killing the mighty Ravi River?

2:51pm April 27, 2023

A water treaty has survived three wars between India and Pakistan. Now the agreement is in trouble, but some say a new is treaty needed for both political and environmental reasons.

Rep. Tricia Cotham, Sen. Michael Lazzara, House Speaker Tim Moore, Phil Berger

N. Carolina GOP seeks big private school voucher expansion

11:22am April 27, 2023

by Associated Press

Public money for private school tuition would be available to all of North Carolina's K-12 students regardless of income under Republican-backed legislation that began advancing in the General Asse

Rep. Zooey Zephyr speaking on the House floor in Helena, Mont., on April 26, 2023 shortly before Republicans voted to formally punish Zephyr by barring her from attending or speaking during House session.

Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr

9:48pm April 26, 2023

by Shaylee Ragar

Republicans in the Montana House have voted to formally punish Democratic state Rep. Zephyr by banning her from attending or speaking during floor sessions. She will be allowed to vote remotely.

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Woman speaks to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board

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WS/FCS officials to meet with Forsyth Tech about drag performance

2:47pm April 26, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Officials from Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and Forsyth Technical Community College will meet to set clear expectations for high schoolers on campus on Thursday.

Jacinda Ardern, pictured last summer, resigned as New Zealand's prime minister and left Parliament earlier this year. "I am incredibly humbled to be joining Harvard University as a fellow," she says.

Ex-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is chosen for Harvard fellowships

10:23am April 26, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand's prime minister and left Parliament earlier this year, saying that she "no longer had enough in the tank" to continue in politics.