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News brief: China's priorities, Senate candidates debate, student debt relief

6:20am October 17, 2022

China reveals its priorities. Biden-bashing crosses the aisle in Senate debates. And Biden's student loan forgiveness plan quietly goes live as some of those it was intended to help are shut out.

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Some states and community colleges offer free skilled trades courses

5:14am October 17, 2022

by Alexandra Starr

There isn't much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 14, 2022.)

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Some states and community colleges offer free skilled trades courses

4:19pm October 14, 2022

by Alexandra Starr

There isn't much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. Many students are immigrants looking for better-paying jobs.

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Guilford County School Board candidates talk racial gaps, facilities improvement and district strengths

1:01pm October 14, 2022

by Amy Diaz

There are nine candidates vying for five seats on the Guilford County Board of Education. All of them attended a virtual forum Tuesday hosted by the Guilford County Education Alliance.

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High Point University receives over $20M to train teachers and principals

10:25am October 14, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

High Point University has received grants totaling over $20 million to help train the next generation of teachers and principals.

Students and visitors walk on Stanford University's campus in 2019.

Stanford University apologizes for excluding Jewish students in the 1950s

5:18pm October 13, 2022

by Katia Riddle

Stanford University intentionally excluded Jewish students for years, according to a report put forth by the institution. The university's president issued an extensive apology Wednesday.

Parkland Shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole

4:59pm October 13, 2022

by Greg Allen

A Florida jury decided to give the Parkland shooter life in prison without parole, rather than a death sentence. He killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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For residents near Alameda Elementary, every Wednesday morning is a parade

6:58am October 13, 2022

Residents near this Portland, Ore., school cheer from the sidelines as some 200 kids roll by on bikes. Community members say the weekly event reduces traffic and pollution while promoting exercise.

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High school seniors Iksha Subba of Dallas; Nathan Ferguson of Nashville, Tenn.; Twyla Colburn of Portland, Ore.; Omar Abdellall of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; and Julia Perez of Omaha, Neb.

COVID took over their high school experience. They want senior year to be different

5:00am October 13, 2022

by Meg Anderson

For the class of 2023, every year of high school was disrupted by the pandemic. NPR talked to five seniors about what that's been like.

Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook Families

4:49pm October 12, 2022

by Frankie Graziano

Infowars host Alex Jones and Free Speech Systems have been ordered to pay nearly a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims.