Education

Michigan Offers Free College Education To Essential Workers

4:24pm September 22, 2020

Michigan is offering two years of free community college to essential workers who have worked during the pandemic. The definition is loose, and more than 600,000 residents could qualify.

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Watauga County Schools To Reopen With Hybrid Plan

3:10pm September 22, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

The Watauga County Board of Education has voted unanimously to return students to in-person schooling using a hybrid pl

Elon University Faces Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Raises Alert Level For Second Time

10:46am September 22, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

A surge in COVID-19 cases among students at Elon University has prompted school officials to increase its on-campus alert level for the second time in five days, following a sharp

Learning Curve: Teacher Resigns Rather Than Expose Her Family To COVID-19

8:03am September 21, 2020

As part of our series Learning Curve, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cassie Piggott, a teacher in Rutherford County, Tenn., who resigned rather than go back to the classroom during the pandemic.

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Remote Learning Presents Additional Challenge For Students Experiencing Homelessness

9:34am September 20, 2020

Education during a pandemic is hard enough, but for families experiencing homelessness, remote learning is especially challenging, and not in a good way.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, shown here last month in Brooklyn, says that he and employees in his office will take furloughs to reduce costs.

New York City Delays School Reopening; Campus Lockdowns Grow

6:00am September 19, 2020

Our roundup of education stories looks at the turmoil following Mayor Bill de Blasio's latest delay announcement; and the continuing struggles on campus to control COVID outbreaks.

Creator Of '1619 Project' On Trump's 'Patriotic Education'

3:58pm September 18, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times "1619 Project," about President Trump's "patriotic education" commission and his attack on her project.

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WS/FCS Superintendent Recommends 'Slow Transition' Back To Classrooms

10:42am September 18, 2020

by Keri Brown

Some of the youngest students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system could be heading back to the classroom beginning next month.

At Northeastern University, 11 students were caught hanging out together in one room, in violation of bans on having guests in campus housing and on participating in crowded gatherings. They were all kicked off campus and out of their program for the seme

Students Accused Of Breaking College COVID-19 Rules Fight Their Punishments

7:52pm September 17, 2020

by Tovia Smith

As colleges crack down on students accused of violating strict pandemic safety rules, students are lawyering up to fight their punishments.

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Massachusetts parents sent their child to Attleboro High School despite knowing the teenager was infected with the coronavirus. Above, a coronavirus test is performed at Boston University in July.

Child Positive For Coronavirus Was Sent To School Anyway. Others Quarantining Now

6:22pm September 17, 2020

by Reese Oxner

Nearly 30 Massachusetts high school students are quarantining after parents sent their child to school despite receiving a positive diagnosis days before.