Education

The difficulties the superintendent of the year sees in this school year and forward

4:40pm April 05, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Curtis Cain, the 2022 National Superintendent of the Year, about the challenges in the current and incoming school year.

Georgia GOP makes a push for conservative education bills

4:23pm April 05, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

Despite a difficult 2022 election ahead for the Georgia GOP, lawmakers are pushing to the right on education, passing a parents' bill of rights and a ban on transgender sports and "divisive concepts."

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Two iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.

2 missing Charles Darwin notebooks are mysteriously returned more than 20 years later

1:30pm April 05, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.

Dima, who fled the war in Ukraine with his mother, attends an online class, at the "Saint John the Baptist" Monastery in Ruscova, where 12 Ukrainians are currently being hosted, on March 30, 2022 in Ruscova, Romania.

Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war

11:06am April 05, 2022

by Anya Kamenetz

Ukraine's focus on maintaining education during a war is in line with an emerging philosophy of disaster response.

In a record year for book ban attempts, ALA says these 10 books were challenged most

4:23pm April 04, 2022

by Miranda Mazariegos

To kick off National Library week, the American Library Association listed its annual top 10 most challenged books. It said it faced an unprecedented number of attempts to ban to books this year.

Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child pours a bottle of wine in episode 2 of the new HBO Max series, "Julia."

Sarah Lancashire becomes master — and teacher — of French cooking as Julia Child

5:00am April 04, 2022

Actress Sarah Lancashire transforms into the iconic Julia Child, the chef who popularized French cooking in America.

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Education

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

5:02pm April 03, 2022

by Mia Estrada

A Texas teacher who helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum is now teaching this method to other teachers.

Education

Your 2022 NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists are ...

5:08pm April 02, 2022

by Eda Uzunlar

NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back with stories from students around the country, from dealing with bears on campus at the University of Montana to a mariachi band at the University of Texas.

Education

The best college podcasts of 2022: NPR's College Podcast Challenge

11:59am April 02, 2022

by Eda Uzunlar

These 10 podcast entries show us what's captivating college students.

Exclusive: How the most affordable student loan program failed low-income borrowers

6:13pm April 01, 2022

by Cory Turner

Income-driven repayment plans were intended to help low-income student loan borrowers, and eventually cancel their debt. New documents paint a breathtaking picture of the program's failure.

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