Education

Armando Hurtado Medina, co-coordinator for the English program at the Embajadores de Jesús migrant shelter teaches a basic English lesson at the shelter in Tijuana.

In converted buses and tin-roof sheds, migrant students get a lesson in hope

5:03am August 24, 2022

In Tijuana, a landmark program has grown exponentially over the last few years and has professionalized education for migrant children in a way not seen before in the city.

Student loan payments are about to restart. Can American families afford them?

4:41pm August 23, 2022

After being on pause throughout the pandemic, student loan payments are expected to restart on Aug. 31, devastating household budgets across the country.

Members of the Columbus Education Association rally earlier this summer ahead of their vote this past Sunday night to officially strike this week.

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike

4:23pm August 22, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Children in the Columbus, Ohio, school system will likely begin their first day online because 4,500 teachers are striking after negotiations over a new contract with the district went nowhere.

Hundreds of staff members at American University in Washington, D.C., say they are planning to go on strike Monday over complaints of unfair working conditions and low wages. Here, students are seen walking on campus.

American University staffers plan to strike over working conditions and low wages

1:58pm August 22, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

More than 91% of American University's staff voted in favor of the week-long strike, according to the union.

Florida's Sarasota County School District is not purchasing or accepting donations of new books until at least January as it hires new staff and awaits new guidance to best comply with a statewide education law.

A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law

1:38pm August 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

A local Rotary Club and nonprofit have given dictionaries to Sarasota, Fla., schools for over a decade. The district declined this year amidst amidst a book freeze while it navigates a new state law.

The new book 'The Stolen Year' details how the pandemic disrupted children's lives

7:58am August 22, 2022

Extended school closings during the pandemic were a calamity for education. NPR's Anya Kamenetz writes about how COVID changed children's lives in her new book: The Stolen Year.

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Keep an eye on your student's mental health this back-to-school season

5:01am August 22, 2022

by Sequoia Carrillo

From kindergartners to college students, what should parents be doing to monitor their child's mental health?

Teachers share why they left their job during the pandemic

4:59pm August 21, 2022

The U.S. is facing a shortage of 300,000 teachers, according to the The National Education Association. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three former teachers to get insight into the teacher shortage.

Education

School is back in session in LA. Where are the students?

4:59pm August 21, 2022

In Los Angeles, tens of thousands of students were absent on the first day of school. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with superintendent Alberto Carvahlo about the challenges ahead.

Leaders of DC-area colleges on how they're teaming up to combat gun violence

4:59pm August 21, 2022

A group of DC-area universities have formed an initiative to combat gun violence. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the presidents of two participating schools: Gregory Washington and Patricia McGuire.