Education

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.

The administration of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is working to adopt new restrictions for transgender students in the Virginia public school system.

Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools

1:01pm September 18, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The revamped rules explicitly state that students must only use bathrooms and locker rooms associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Similar restrictions apply to sports and other activities.

People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30. The school told students in an email that it was pausing all student clubs on campus.

Yeshiva University cancels all clubs after it was ordered to allow an LGBTQ group

12:03pm September 17, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The Supreme Court said Yeshiva University would have to go back to New York state courts in its legal battle with the YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ student group asking to be officially recognized.

Writer and health educator Marni Sommer is co-author of A Girl's Guide to Puberty & Periods, which aims to help young people ages 9 to 14 understand the changes that happen in puberty and what to expect when.

Opinion: With abortion bans on the rise, kids need to know more about menstruation

11:50am September 17, 2022

by Marni Sommer

Today, even one missed period could have serious implications for a young person's life. But how late is late, and when is pain or a heavy period a medical concern? Many preteens don't know.

Student backpacks in a classroom at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on June 24, 2022 in New York City.

This community-sourced poem is all about hope for the new school year

3:45pm September 16, 2022

by Rachel Martin

Morning Edition's Poet-in-Residence Kwame Alexander took poetry submissions from NPR listeners and turned them into a community-made poem for the new school year.

Republicans turn to new political races: school superintendents

4:44pm September 15, 2022

After pandemic shutdowns and debates around curriculum, public schools have become a new political battleground, in everything from district school board elections to statewide races for governor.

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Education

WS/FCS staff raise concerns about state teacher salary proposal

4:29pm September 15, 2022

by Amy Diaz

A few Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools staff members say the teaching shortage may worsen if a new state licensing and compensation proposal takes effect.

Education

NC A&T sees record enrollment

3:04pm September 15, 2022

by David Ford

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has experienced back-to-back record-breaking student enrollment. The rising numbers reflect a growing trend among historically Black colleges and universities nationwide while elsewhere undergraduate enrollments have declined during the pandemic.