Education
COVID Funding Is Ending For Schools. What Will it Mean for Students?
Billions of dollars in federal COVID funding is set to expire for K-12 schools.
Educators across the country say the extra money helped students catch up, and plenty of students still need that support.
Some schools say losing the the money, received over the last few years, will lead to cancelation of crucial programs, budget cutbacks and possible layoffs.
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Wall Street Journal education reporter Matt Barnum about the impact of expiring federal funds on schools across the country.
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Educators across the country say the extra money helped students catch up, and plenty of students still need that support.
Some schools say losing the the money, received over the last few years, will lead to cancelation of crucial programs, budget cutbacks and possible layoffs.
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Wall Street Journal education reporter Matt Barnum about the impact of expiring federal funds on schools across the country.
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Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
How AI tools are being used in classrooms
When Chat GPT came out a year and a half ago, school districts rushed to block the tool amid fears students would use it to cheat. Now, many districts are embracing AI more broadly.
Guilford County educators rally in support of increased local funding for public schools
The Guilford County Association of Educators led a rally Thursday afternoon advocating for the county board of commissioners to include more money for the public school system in its proposed budget.
The kids missing the most amount of school may surprise you: kindergarteners
A California school district fights chronic absenteeism in kindergarten by helping parents decide whether their kid is too sick to go to school.
WS/FCS considers revisions to Code of Character, Conduct, and Support
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools rolled out the new code of conduct in 2022, after spending a year developing it with community stakeholders. The goal was to unify the district in handling student behavioral issues, and more specifically, reduce out-of-school suspensions and racial disparities in discipline.
Advice for graduates: Listeners share songs, lessons from high school
Listeners share songs that take them back to the final days of high school, and the lessons they impart.
Featured artists and songs:
1. Baz Luhrmann: "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
2. Feist: "I Feel It All," from 'The Reminder'
3. Brad Paisley: "Letter to Me," from '5th Gear'
4. Green Day: "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," from 'Nimrod'
5. Wiz Khalifa: "See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)," from 'Furious 7'
6. Rickie Lee Jones: "We Belong Together," from 'Pirates'
7. Cloud Cult: "You'll Be Bright (Invocation Part 1)," from 'Light Chasers'
8. Ke$ha: "TiK ToK," from 'Animals'
9. The Head and the Heart: "Rivers and Roads," from 'The Head and the Heart'
10. Simple Minds: "Don't You (Forget About Me)," from 'The Breakfast Club'
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Featured artists and songs:
1. Baz Luhrmann: "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
2. Feist: "I Feel It All," from 'The Reminder'
3. Brad Paisley: "Letter to Me," from '5th Gear'
4. Green Day: "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)," from 'Nimrod'
5. Wiz Khalifa: "See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)," from 'Furious 7'
6. Rickie Lee Jones: "We Belong Together," from 'Pirates'
7. Cloud Cult: "You'll Be Bright (Invocation Part 1)," from 'Light Chasers'
8. Ke$ha: "TiK ToK," from 'Animals'
9. The Head and the Heart: "Rivers and Roads," from 'The Head and the Heart'
10. Simple Minds: "Don't You (Forget About Me)," from 'The Breakfast Club'
Like the show? Tell your friends and leave us a review.
Feedback always welcome: allsongs@npr.org
Some states are adopting a new form of reading instruction to combat falling scores
A surge of state laws and policies are encouraging schools to adopt a new approach to reading instruction -- it’s known as "the science of reading," and it’s changing what happens inside classrooms.
The Arts Based School will purchase an all-electric school bus with grant from the EPA
The grant is part of the EPA's Clean School Bus Program, which aims to replace diesel-fueled buses across the country with electric or alternative-fuel vehicles.
A 12-year-old from Florida has won this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee
Bruhat Soma spelled 29 out of 30 words correctly in Scripps’ second-ever spell-off, in which competitors have 90 seconds to spell as many words given to them as possible.