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Two High School Students Discuss Returning To School After A Year Of Virtual Learning

8:01am February 28, 2021

Students at Framingham High School, outside of Boston, went back to in-person learning this week for the first time in nearly a year. Freshmen Naz Johnson and Michelle Mizhirumbay tell us about it.

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A Sneak Peak Into NPR's First Ever College Podcast Challenge Submissions

4:42pm February 26, 2021

by Sequoia Carrillo

Here are some of the standout entries from NPR's first-ever College Podcast Challenge.

A little boy and his father open a door out of poverty.

With One Move, Congress Could Lift Millions Of Children Out Of Poverty

2:12pm February 26, 2021

Lawmakers are weighing a proposal to give families with kids a monthly cash benefit to help ease the lifelong pull of poverty. Experts say it could cut U.S. child poverty nearly in half.

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Young Artist Honors Black Icons With Playing Cards

5:01am February 26, 2021

A 22-year-old Kansas City artist, Kearra Johnson, transforms a school art project into a tribute to Black history – a standard playing card deck with face cards that portray African American icons.

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A young girl moves through a series of video classes in a virtual school setting.

Teaching Students A New Black History

6:34pm February 25, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

An innovative education startup is offering culturally responsive learning to Black students across the country.

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Morehouse College President David Thomas wants to make it easier for the more than 2 million Black men who were never able to complete their plan to get a college degree.

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New Morehouse College Program Encourages Black Men To Complete Unfinished Degrees

5:51pm February 25, 2021

More than 2 million Black men who pursued a higher education never reached graduation. Morehouse President David Thomas says a flexible new online program aims to help them cross the finish line.

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Morehouse College Is Offering A Program To Help Black Men Complete Their Degrees

5:34pm February 25, 2021

Over 2 million Black men in the U.S. have started — but never completed — college degrees. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David A. Thomas, president of Morehouse College, about their program to help.

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A boy is frustrated by all the language which surrounds him that he cannot understand.

Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy

4:41pm February 24, 2021

by Kavitha Cardoza

For children learning English, speaking the language can be a way to fit in. But teachers worry that remote learning means some students aren't hearing even casual English outside their classes.

CDC Report: Educators May Be Central To In-School Transmission Of COVID-19

5:51am February 24, 2021

A CDC report finds teachers may be bigger spreaders of COVID-19 in schools than students. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Grant Rivera, superintendent of the Georgia district involved in the case study.

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Tricia McManus Named Superintendent of WS/FC Schools

11:19pm February 23, 2021

by Keri Brown