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Girls march down the school hall with their period products on display.

The case for free tampons and pads in schools

9:50am December 02, 2021

by Mansee Khurana

Activists say menstrual products are a basic necessity that shouldn't require a long walk to the school nurse's office, and that providing them is key to removing the stigma of periods.

Education

N.C. budget includes $54 million for Innovation District at Appalachian State

9:41am December 02, 2021

by Paul Garber

The recently approved state budget has funding for one of Appalachian State University's long-range projects, the

Students hold candles during a prayer vigil after the shootings at Oxford High School on Tuesday in Oxford, Mich.

15-year-old boy charged with murder, terrorism in Michigan high school shooting

8:26pm December 01, 2021

by The Associated Press

Charges against the boy were announced a few hours after authorities reported the death of a fourth teen from Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan.

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NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back: With a $5,000 prize!

10:08am December 01, 2021

What does college sound like? Send us your best podcasts and our judges will choose a winner from among 10 finalists

Dispatches From Within: It becomes an equity issue

6:18am December 01, 2021

by Addison Ashby, Christian Morrison and Elizabeth Seal

For many teachers and students, the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year was a surreal moment.

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NPR's College Podcast Challenge Official Rules

12:01am December 01, 2021

The official rules for the NPR College Podcast Challenge

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Submit To The College Podcast Challenge

12:01am December 01, 2021

Submit here for the College Podcast Challenge

Hollins University was founded in 1842 on the principle that "young women require the same thorough and rigid training as that afforded to young men."

Who belongs at a women's college in 2021? Students want admissions policies to change

5:38pm November 26, 2021

by Melissa Block

Women's colleges have adapted admissions policies for a generation that increasingly identifies as nonbinary. Hollins University's exclusion of nonbinary applicants has raised hackles.

Encore: 50 years ago, 'The Electric Company' used comedy to help kids' reading skills

4:19pm November 25, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

50 years ago, The Electric Company premiered its first broadcast. The public broadcasting show aimed to use sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read.

Boxing intervention program gives kids and families new direction

7:35am November 24, 2021

by Keri Brown

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