Education

How Teachers Are Reacting To Utah's Lifted Mask Mandates

7:54am May 23, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Stephanie Gonzalez, a teacher in West Valley City, Utah, about the state lifting its mask mandate for the last week of the school year.

Brittany Young, CEO and founder of the nonprofit B-360, speaks with a couple of people from the neighborhood, who heard the dirt bikes and came to the parking lot to ride themselves.

A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Science

12:53pm May 22, 2021

by Rosemary Misdary

B-360, a nonprofit, uses dirt bikes to teach elementary and high school students math and science. "Just the excitement and the adrenaline. You can learn a lot from a bike," one participant says.

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Chicago Student Becomes First Generation Grad Amid Family Challenges During Pandemic

10:03am May 22, 2021

Shehrose Charania of Chicago graduated this month from college despite the challenges her family faced during the pandemic, including unemployment and getting sick with COVID-19.

A student wears a mask while swinging around with her kindergarten class this month at Kenter Canyon School in Los Angeles.

Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't

9:49pm May 21, 2021

by Cory Turner

Several governors have recently banned mask requirements in schools. But a new CDC study shows COVID-19 spreads less in schools where teachers and staff wear masks.

Kansas City School District Retires Offensive Native American Mascots

4:39pm May 21, 2021

by Jodi Fortino

A Kansas City area school district, named after a Native American tribe itself, is retiring some Native American mascots, deeming them derogatory or offensive.

Education

Guilford County Schools Aims To Get More Kids Enrolled In Summer School

3:00pm May 21, 2021

by Keri Brown

The new law will allow Alabama public schools to offer yoga for students. Here, kids participate in a yoga class in Pennsylvania.

Alabama Will Now Allow Yoga In Its Public Schools (But Students Can't Say 'Namaste')

1:21pm May 21, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Alabama banned yoga back in 1993. The ban is now revoked — but English names must be used for all poses and exercises. And meditation is not allowed.

A Reporter Weighs In On UNC's Decision To Deny Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure

6:37pm May 20, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joe Killian, investigative reporter for NC Policy Watch, about the University of North Carolina's decision to not give Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure status.

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Conservative Davidson College Alumni Push Back On Efforts To Increase Religious Diversity

4:32pm May 20, 2021

by David Ford

An email co-signed by 11 prominent Davidson College alumni was sent this week to graduates criticizing the college's move to improve diversity and what they called "political correctness" on campus

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Report: Tenure Offer Revoked From Slavery Project Journalist

10:08am May 20, 2021

by Associated Press

Faculty members of a North Carolina university want an explanation for the school's reported decision to back away from offering a tenured teaching position to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose