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U.S. Schools Aim To Lure Foreign Students Back Who Shied Away During The Pandemic

7:27am August 04, 2021

by Karin Fischer

U.S. colleges and universities saw a 20% drop in the number of foreign students due to the pandemic. Though enrollment numbers are rebounding, it is posing a big problem for colleges.

Governor Unveils Strategic Plan For School Safety

10:19am August 03, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Governor Roy Cooper's office unveiled a new school safety plan at a summit held Monday in Greensboro.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visits White Plains High School in White Plains, N.Y., on April 22.

Students Need To Be In Classrooms, With Masks, This Fall, Education Secretary Says

1:27pm August 02, 2021

by Clare Lombardo

Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies."

Student Laptops For Virtual Learning Are Also Helping Parents Learn English

7:59am August 02, 2021

by Alexis Marshall

In Nashville, remote learning has created new opportunities for parents who want to learn English.

History Professor Calls For U.S. Inclusion Of Mexico Studies

5:10pm August 01, 2021

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Harvard history professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga about her recent op-ed titled, "Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class."

Students will be back in physical classrooms starting this fall.

School Is In Session: How Have Students Fared?

12:00pm July 30, 2021

by Brianna Scott

Schools across the U.S. are preparing for students to be back in physical classrooms this fall. Now there's questions about how much "learning loss" students have experienced because of the pandemic.

Texas School Administrators Go Door-to-Door To Bring Students Back To The Classroom

4:45pm July 29, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alejandro Delgado, enrollment director for the Austin Independent School District, about efforts to re-register students for in-person school this fall amid the pandemic.

Education

Education Nonprofit Recruits Literacy Tutors To Address Learning Gaps

4:21pm July 28, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

A North Carolina education nonprofit is recruiting tutors to work in school districts across the state this year. The goal is to address learning gaps exacerbated by the pandemic.

Walmart has a plan to pay for its workers to get college degrees without going into debt.

Walmart Offering Full College Tuition And Books For Employees

5:11pm July 27, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

As a result, approximately 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam's Club workers in the U.S. will be able to earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of debt.

The Behavioral Economics Manifesto Gets Revised

3:23pm July 27, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

We speak with the Nobel Prize-winning founder of behavioral economics about the new — and last — version of his classic book, Nudge.