Guilford County Schools to train and certify parents in information technology
Guilford County Schools is launching a free 12-week program to train and certify parents and guardians in information technology.
Education
Parkland survivors and victim family members unleash anger at the shooter
Parkland survivors and victim family members unleashed anger at shooter Nikolas Cruz. They spoke at a hearing where the shooter will be sentenced to life in prison.
Supreme Court's conservatives are openly hostile to affirmative action in admissions
If they do what it sounded like they will do, it will end the ability of colleges and universities, public and private, to consider race as one factor in admissions.
What some race-based admissions trends show, as SCOTUS hears affirmative action case
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Dominique Baker, professor at Southern Methodist University, about how effective affirmative action has been in achieving higher diversity on college campuses.
The Supreme Court hears affirmative action case
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a pair of cases that ask whether race can be considered in college admissions.
Justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions
The court is weighing challenges to admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard that use race among many factors in seeking a diverse student body.
Can race play a role in college admissions? The Supreme Court hears the arguments
The justices are re-examining decades of precedent allowing affirmative action policies. This time, however, there is every likelihood that the court will overrule some or all of those precedents.
A look at 2 Supreme Court cases challenging affirmative action in higher education
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Kaplan, former legal affairs editor for Newsweek, about two landmark affirmative action cases being argued on Monday.