High School STEM Competition Finalists Discuss Their Innovative Projects
Rachel Martin speaks with three of the 40 high school finalists in the Society for Science and Regeneron's annual STEM competition.
Education
The Superintendent For Richmond Public Schools Has A Plan For His Students
School districts across the country are looking for ways to fill the gaps from distance learning. The superintendent of Virginia's Richmond Public Schools has a plan that could be approved this month.
Tentative Deal Reached To Reopen LA Classrooms To In-Person Learning
Los Angeles reached an agreement with teachers to reopen schools as soon as April 19. The plan involves all teachers being vaccinated first. It's unclear how many parents will send their kids back.
A Year Of School Like No Other: How A Teacher, A Student And A Parent Have Coped
We've talked with hundreds of people since the pandemic shut down schools and colleges a year ago. We checked back back in with three of them about how their lives have changed.
Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules
Biden's effort to change the way cases of sexual assault and harassment are handled by schools is drawing both cheers and fears. The move comes less than a year after Trump enacted the rules.
Checking Back With A Teacher, College Student and Mother After A Year At Home
On the one year anniversary of COVID-19-related school closures, NPR checks back in with a teacher, a college student and the mother of a student with disabilities about how the year has gone.
LA Schools, Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To Reopen Classrooms To In-Person Learning
The agreement, which still must be ratified by members of the teachers union, would see most students returning to physical classrooms for the first time in more than a year.
Young Farmers Face A Barrier Their Parents Didn't: Student Loan Debt
The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60 years old. That means younger farmers are urgently needed. A third of U.S. farmland is expected to change hands by 2035.
Committee Deems 'Eyes Of Texas' Not 'Overtly Racist'
A long-awaited report on the University of Texas' alma mater has found the song is not "overtly racist." "Eyes of Texas," played before and after football games, has roiled the campus the past year.
What The $300 A Month Child Benefit Could Mean For A Family On The Edge
The monthly checks would mark a big shift in the federal government's approach to child poverty. One study estimates they could cut the number of poor children by half.