Education
A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool
A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.
Biden administration cautions that rolling back mask restrictions are premature
More states run by Democratic governors have announced plans to ease masking policies, including in schools. But the federal government is still urging caution.
Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival
A religious service held in a public school ignites a debate about the separation of church and state.
Teachers in Puerto Rico protest for better wages and pensions
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Jose Cintron, a middle school teacher in Puerto Rico, about the teachers' ongoing strikes to demand better wages and pensions.
'Don't Say Gay' bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in Florida schools
Supporters say the measure empowers parents to have a say in what their children learn. Critics argue it will harm LGBTQ kids. President Biden slammed the bill, which has Gov. Ron DeSantis' support.
People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition
The Dolly Parton amusement park's parent company will fund all tuition and fees for select programs. "Their futures should be grown with love, not loans," Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler says.
States are ending mask mandates. Is that a good idea for school students?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Annette Anderson of the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy schools, about the implications as several states start rolling back mask mandates in schools.
School leaders say HBCUs are undeterred after a series of bomb threats
"We have to show that we are not afraid," Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough says. The FBI is probing the threats as racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes.
Families of kids continuing to learn remotely are cut off from P-EBT food program
Updated federal guidance means many low-income families that want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a school program that helped them pay for meals.