NC partners with HBCUs to host mental health summit
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a summit on the mental health needs of minority college students.
Education
High school basketball players on Wyoming reservation are grateful for mask mandate
Mask mandates are being lifted across the country, but high school basketball players on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming are happy their mandate is staying for now.
The pandemic continues to take an enormous toll on school teachers
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with National Education Association President Becky Pringle about school staffing issues, and the burnout that has more teachers thinking about leaving their jobs.
Can a corporate exec speak as a mom about COVID rules? Consider the Levi's saga
Jennifer Sey was on a path to potentially become the next Levi's CEO. Instead, she is out, igniting a debate over corporations and speech.
Student loan scams are on the rise as the pause on payments is due to expire
Emmy Ross has a bunch of student debt, so when callers offered to help have the loans forgiven, she was immediately interested. The problem? They were scams.
A community college in Kansas is at the center of lawsuits alleging racism
A Kansas community college president is under fire for comparing a Black student athlete to Hitler. Lawsuits accuse the president of a concerted effort to shrink the Black student body at the school.
'Critical race theory' bans frustrate teachers during Black History Month
In the past year, more than 35 states have introduced over 150 bills limiting what schools can teach about race. For many educators in those states, it's made teaching Black History Month fraught.
A substitute teacher brings joy and relatability in a tumultuous time
Cisco Fernandez, of Phoenix, Ariz., shares what it's been like for him to work as a substitute teacher during the omicron wave for our series "Outbreak Voices."
PHOTOS: Teen dreams and disappointments after the world's longest COVID school closure
Schools in Uganda were shut nearly 2 years due to the pandemic. Now they're open again, although millions of kids won't go back. We speak to 6 teens about their plans and hopes.
San Francisco voters recall 3 school board members
NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Ann Hsu of San Francisco about the successful effort from parents and residents to recall three school board members this week.