Education

This education program gives incarcerated women a better chance at life beyond prison

5:29pm September 26, 2022

by Anna Savchenko

Higher education programs in prison help keep people from returning after being released. Most college programs are at men's prisons. At one facility in central Illinois, the focus is on women.

How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

12:37pm September 26, 2022

by Meg Anderson

Nationwide, community members are protesting the teaching of social-emotional learning – largely because conservatives have linked it with another flashpoint in public education: critical race theory.

Dr. Regis Kopper (back) works with UNCG computer science student Kadir Lofca.

UNCG receives federal funding to develop AR technology for first responders

9:59am September 23, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will receive almost $2 million in federal funding to develop augmented reality, or “AR” programs, for first responders.

Education

Guilford County Health Department encourages vaccines for student-aged population

4:36pm September 22, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Since the start of the school year, 547 students and 291 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Guilford County Schools District.

Education

Universities team with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools to train teachers with federal grant

4:00pm September 21, 2022

by Amy Diaz

Three local universities in collaboration with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools received a $4.7 million grant from the U.S.

The role of states in contributing to the student debt crisis

7:55pm September 20, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with economic policy expert Heather McGhee, host of the podcast The Sum Of Us, about how historic disinvestment by states in education contributed to the student debt crisis.

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How HBCUs are spending their COVID-19 relief money

4:35pm September 20, 2022

by Liz Schlemmer

When the federal government started doling out COVID-19 relief money to colleges, HBCUs got a windfall. Many are spending the money in ways that will serve students for years to come.

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Volunteers from McQuaid Jesuit High School play basketball with the children of Cameron Community Ministries' after-school program.

Many children are regularly exposed to gun violence. Here's how to help them heal

5:10am September 20, 2022

by Noelle E. C. Evans

Children who are regularly exposed to gun violence can struggle with feelings of hopelessness and anxiety. There's a lot communities and after-school programs can do to help.

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Waiting for loan forgiveness, borrowers are targets for scammers

5:09am September 19, 2022

by Sequoia Carrillo

In the search for next steps on the government's loan forgiveness plan, some borrowers are finding fake emails and texts instead of real answers.

A recent skirmish over free speech involved high school students and their adviser

5:38pm September 18, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martins speaks with attorney Hadar Harris of the Student Law Press Center about a high school adviser who refused to censor her student's published work.