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Principal Brian McCann sings a snow-day tune in Swansea, Mass.

Education

When The Principal Cancels School ... With A Song-And-Dance Number

6:04pm January 30, 2019

As temperatures plummet, school administrators from Michigan to Mississippi are finding creative ways to announce snow days. Some of their music videos have gone viral.

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Litigation Is Likely For New Title IX Guidelines

5:26pm January 30, 2019

by Tovia Smith

As the public comment period for new Title IX guidelines draws to a close, there's a deluge of comments, many in opposition to changes that some say will make the process more friendly to the accused.

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The Women's March in Kern County, Calif. was one of many around the nation where postcards were distributed, encouraging people to submit comments opposing Secretary DeVos' plan to change Title IX regulations .

Trump Administration Gets An Earful On New Campus Sexual Assault Rules

12:00pm January 30, 2019

by Tovia Smith

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says new rules could better protect the accused. There have been about 100,000 comments on proposed changes to Title IX. The deadline for comments is Wednesday.

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Megan Neely's email to Duke University graduate students in biostatistics was circulated in a tweet.

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Duke Professor Is Sorry For Urging Chinese Students Not To Speak Chinese

2:50pm January 29, 2019

by Yuhan Xu

A professor sent an email instructing Chinese students at Duke to speak only English in certain campus buildings. An uproar and an apology followed.

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911 Operator Helps Young Student Burdened By 'Tons Of Homework'

6:59am January 29, 2019

Antonia Bundy, a 911 dispatcher, took a call earlier this month from a boy who sounded sad. Bundy wasn't busy so she helped the young caller work through what to him was a math emergency.

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Duke Professor Issues Apology To Chinese Speakers

10:52am January 28, 2019

by By JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press

The Duke University professor and administrator who sparked an outcry by admonishing students for speaking Chinese has issued a personal apology amid an internal review by the school.

Despite Progress, Racial Equity In The Classroom Is Still Elusive

7:38am January 28, 2019

by Sean Bueter

Plenty of research has shown that children of color are more likely to enter the legal system after being disciplined at school.

Reverend William Barber Lends Support To Bennett College

7:11am January 28, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

On Saturday, political activist Rev. William Barber participated in a conversation at Bennett College with his daughter, Dr. Sharrelle Barber, who graduated from the school in 2007.

Left: Michaela Boggess, 17, hopes to study industrial engineering at the University of Tennessee. Right: Jordan Munck, 18, will probably attend a nearby community college for two years before deciding what to do next.

With Unfilled Jobs, Businesses Push Rural Residents Toward College

6:28am January 28, 2019

by Matt Krupnick

Rural Americans are less likely to go to college than their urban counterparts. Businesses desperate to fill jobs with skilled workers are helping to change this.

NPR's Morning Edition is asking kids and students to write a poem with the prompt, "Love is."

What Is Love? Teachers, Share This Prompt With Your Students

5:34am January 28, 2019

by Laura Roman

NPR's Morning Edition is asking kids and students to write a poem with the prompt, "Love is." Teachers, please share this prompt with your class and submit their responses.

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