Education

Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns

4:24am March 21, 2025

by A Martínez

The Trump administration plans to gut the Education Department office that measures student success. An education expert says this could hurt American competitiveness in the long run.

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As enrollment in online college grows, students wonder: Why does it cost more?

5:00am March 15, 2025

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.

Five years since COVID, Louisiana's readers are thriving. This is their secret.

5:34pm March 13, 2025

by Jonaki Mehta

In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural district, pulled it off.

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If you see something (woke), say something

4:07am March 07, 2025

Code Switch's Gene Demby looks into the Department of Education's new end-DEI portal that asks Americans to narc on their local public schools.

National

State Dept. staffers get mixed messages on how to serve international students

4:25pm March 04, 2025

A State Department program meant to convince international students to pursue higher education in the United States can't seem to get answers on whether they're allowed to talk about increasing diversity in U.S. classrooms.

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National

From deportations to health care, state lawmakers are key for much of Trump's domestic agenda

8:48am February 25, 2025

Federal power only goes so far. State governors and legislatures have wide authority over local law enforcement, schools, health and how cities and counties handle immigration.

A 10-year-old's story of family immigration that spans three continents

6:00am February 24, 2025

For NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, Ameya Desai interviewed her grandfather, who was forced out of Uganda before moving to the U.S. The California fourth grader is one of our 2024 contest winners.

How many fourth-graders does it take to make a podcast? Here's what we learned

6:00am February 22, 2025

Students in an elementary school broadcasting club in California are among the youngest winners of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

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Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy

4:09am February 19, 2025

by Leila Fadel

The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.

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President-Elect Trump's Nominees For Upcoming Administration Meet With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The U.S. Education Dept. may be next

5:00am February 08, 2025

McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive. She'd be stepping into an agency the president hopes to dissolve.

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