USDA Moves To Feed Millions Of Children Over The Summer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's expanding a pandemic program into the summer to help families pay for meals their children won't get in school.
Education
Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English
The demand for "proper" English can be used to shut people out of spaces and opportunities. The folks at NPR's "Rough Translation" podcast have a story to tell.
Tutor Helps Students Hit Hard By Pandemic, Language Barriers
Ramiro Lobo's students speak English as a second language. During the pandemic, the Oakland, Calif., tutor has helped them navigate remote learning while trying to make them feel less isolated.
National Spelling Bee Adds New Rules To Help Winners Sting The Competition
The 2019 bee ended with eight champions. With a new format this year, officials are hoping to name just one. Spellers will now face vocabulary questions and — if needed — a tiebreaker round.
Family Lore Fact-Check: Finding The Teen Muhammad Ali 'Boxed Along The Way'
For years, Miriam Colvin's grandfather told the story of a boxing match between a young Indiana farm boy and a 14-year-old kid from Kentucky — named Cassius Clay. But was the story true?
UC And Cal State Systems To Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For In-Person Fall Classes
The CSU Chancellor called the directive "the most comprehensive and consequential university plan for COVID-19 vaccines in the country." It will affect more than 1 million students and employees.
Attention Donor 3046: Your Daughter Made A Podcast To Find You
When Anya Steinberg learned the man she thought was her father wasn't, it cast her life in a new light. In her winning student podcast entry, she traces her journey to figure out who she is.
News Brief: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ohio Shooting, Schools' Crisis Year
President Biden plans to re-establish the U.S. as a climate leader. Protesters gather in Columbus after an officer shot a Black teenage girl. Schools aim to help kids after a year of uncertainty.
Competition With The Greatest: Podcast Winner Fact-Checked Family Lore
Every family has that story it tells a million times. For NPR's student Podcast Challenge winner Miriam Colvin, that story is of a family friend boxing against an unknown up-and-comer: Cassius Clay.
How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'
The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.