Education

The newest baby lamb is named Artemis, and is the most colorful of the bunch.

Education

Lambs aren't white and fluffy and other lessons learned at this campus farm

9:36pm March 08, 2023

by Claire Murashima

When the spring-only course starts at the University of Maryland, the sheep are pregnant and students wait for the call that their sheep is going into labor.

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Student crime and violent incidents in NC increased post-pandemic, report shows

5:22pm March 08, 2023

by Amy Diaz

A statewide report shows weapon possession incidents have increased in North Carolina schools, including in the Triad, from pre-pandemic levels.

Afghan women barred from school plead with male classmates to stay home in solidarity

6:56pm March 06, 2023

by Diaa Hadid

Afghan women's rights activists plead with their male classmates to stay home as the Taliban reopen colleges and high schools — for men and boys only.

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John Buettner (front), a 5th grader at Glen Lake Elementary School in Hopkins, Minn., looks at drawings of playground designs while on a tour at Landscape Structures with his classmates in Delano, Minn.

These students raised hundreds of thousands to make their playground accessible

8:38am March 06, 2023

by Jonaki Mehta

When a grant for accessible playground equipment didn't cover all the costs, the students at a Minnesota elementary school launched a fundraising campaign.

N.H. community colleges are helping to train much needed electric vehicle mechanics

5:15am March 06, 2023

by Sarah Gibson

Mechanics need different skills to fix electric vehicles. That's contributing to a shortage of EV mechanics. In New Hampshire, EV training programs are working to get technicians up to speed.

Students releasing salmon into the lake on the Salmon Field Trip.

Students learn lessons on climate change, pollution through raising salmon

1:25pm March 04, 2023

by Claire Murashima

Although many Alaskan students are familiar with salmon fishing, raising them gives them a new perspective on writing, science, math and art.

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Lumbee Tribal Flag now hangs in Appalachian State student union

5:02pm March 03, 2023

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University officials have unveiled a Lumbee Tribal Flag on campus to honor the members and heritage of the tribe.

Image shows advocates of student loan forgiveness outside of the U.S. Supreme Court

Nearly 200,000 student debt loans for northwest North Carolinians hang in the balance as Supreme Court weighs arguments

4:32pm March 03, 2023

by Braden Bock

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering arguments over the legality of President Joe Biden’s proposed federal student loan relief program.

Wake Forest University receives $3M to study the connection between dance and brain health

10:54am March 03, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest University has received a $3 million grant to study how dance might improve cognitive health. The five-year study, called IGROOVE, is meant to further research on how dance can impact fitness, memory, and brain health.

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A Louisville, Ky., classroom sits empty in January 2022, during a COVID surge driven by the omicron variant. Students lost the routine of going to school during the pandemic, and now many are struggling to get back in the habit.

3 years since the pandemic wrecked attendance, kids still aren't showing up to school

12:00pm March 02, 2023

by Jonaki Mehta

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.