How the arts can help children think about gun violence
The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.
Education
High school graduates from Yukon, Oklahoma go back to their roots
Every year, graduating seniors from Yukon High School in Yukon, Okla., go back to the local elementary school for a "Senior Sendoff" with their former childhood teachers.
College debt is one of the largest financial burdens young people face today
Nearly half of college students who take out loans for school don't finish within six years. Isabelle Praget is struggling with this kind of debt, and she speaks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.
A new effort led by principals shares best practices for handling school shootings
The Principal Recovery Network is a group of school leaders who have experienced gun violence. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to member George Roberts about how schools move forward after a shooting.
What the loan forgiveness means for a former Corinthian Colleges student
The Department of Education will forgive all federal loans for students of the now-defunct company. NPR's Elissa Nadworny discusses this with former student Ann Bowers and reporter Josh Mitchell.
Kids with hearing loss will now learn spoken English and ASL in Los Angeles schools
Los Angeles schools will now teach both American Sign Language and spoken English to younger students. The policy change is meant to correct a history of suppressing ASL. But some say it goes too far.
Student who turned to activism after a mass shooting feels more urgency but less hope
Students have been personally affected by mass shootings, including the 2012 attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. A local student-turned-activist in Newton, Conn., sees the work as more urgent now.
A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors
Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.
Thousands of high schoolers protested after Parkland. This one says little changed
One of thousands of high school students who walked out of class demanding action after the Parkland shooting says that there has been no meaningful reform, and America's politics are ruled by fear.