Education

Hebrew Union College may stop ordaining rabbis in the Midwest after 150 years

12:04pm April 09, 2022

by Jolene Almendarez

Cincinnati is the North American birthplace of Reform Judaism, largely because of the 1875 founding of Hebrew Union College. But the school's dwindling enrollment is forcing a difficult decision.

Mark Riddell arrives at federal court in Boston on April 12, 2019. The former Florida prep school administrator took college entrance exams for students in exchange for cash to help wealthy parents get their kids into elite universities.

A college exam taker gets prison and a coach is convicted in the admissions scam

8:45am April 09, 2022

by The Associated Press

A former Florida prep school administrator was sentenced to four months in prison and a decorated water polo coach at the University of Southern California was swiftly convicted of fraud and bribery.

Encore: To get kids hooked on math, teacher brings rap music into the classroom

4:53pm April 08, 2022

by Mia Estrada

A Texas teacher helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum. He's now teaching this method to other instructors.

Feng "Franklin" Tao stands in front of a church in Lawrence, Kan., on March 20.

A jury finds a Kansas scholar guilty of fraud and hiding ties to China

8:12pm April 07, 2022

by John Ruwitch

The jury also found Feng "Franklin" Tao not guilty of four related counts in the case, which spurred by the Trump Justice Department's controversial "China Initiative" effort.

Education

WS/FC Schools plans new teacher residency program

5:37pm April 07, 2022

by Keri Brown

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is partnering with a national group to create a program that will serve as a teache

News brief: NATO meets on Ukraine, Judge Jackson vote, student loans

7:41am April 07, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken meets with European foreign ministers. The Senate is to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Some student loan borrowers have gotten good news.

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The student loan pause has been extended until the end of August

5:12am April 07, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mike Pierce of the Student Borrower Protection Center, about plans to extend the student loan payment pause and a reset for roughly 7 million borrowers who are in default.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivers remarks in Washington, D.C., in January. The department has extended the freeze on federal student loan payments several times since the pandemic began in March 2020.

The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer

7:04pm April 06, 2022

by Cory Turner

The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default.

Remy Martin reacts as Kansas Jayhawks players and coaches hold up the National Championship trophy after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship on Monday in New Orleans.

As Kansas celebrates victory, a years-long NCAA investigation hangs over the school

6:47pm April 06, 2022

by Jeff Dean

The University of Kansas just won the NCAA men's basketball championship, but the results of an investigation into recruiting violations may spoil the party.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona discusses the student loan pause extension

4:42pm April 06, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about the extension on the student loan pause. Also, roughly 7 million borrowers who are in default right now will get a fresh start.