Why school enrollment continues to drop
In fall 2020, NPR reported that enrollment numbers in public schools were dropping. A year later, has that changed? In many places, the answer is an emphatic "No."
Education
COVID-19 outbreak shuts down Cornell's Ithaca campus
An increase in COVID-19 cases at Cornell University has forced officials to shut down the Ithaca campus amid final exams and a graduation ceremony.
Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping
The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.
Guilford County Schools OKs $1,500 employee bonuses and extends mask requirement
Guilford County Schools has approved $1,500 bonuses for most employees in the district.
Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID
Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.
Cornell shuts down its Ithaca campus after significant signs of omicron variant found
The campus reported nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 among the student body. The new omicron variant was detected "in a significant number" of positive tests, the university said.
Organizers of the South Dakota teacher 'Dash for Cash' are apologizing and paying up
The Sioux Falls Stampede and CU Mortgage Direct acknowledge the event appeared "degrading and insulting" to educators and are giving an additional $500 to each of the applicants and participants.
More Black families are homeschooling their children, citing the pandemic and racism
In Alabama, the co-founders of Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham say membership is growing as parents try to shield their children from racism in education and teach them about their own heritage.
Teachers in South Dakota scrambled to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow
The event, which offered a total of $5,000 to 10 teachers, had fans cheering. But it also sparked criticism for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle.
New initiative will prepare principals trained in equity for WS/FC Schools
Appalachian State University and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools have formed a new partnership through the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative.