Education

Even with teachers working hard to educate their students virtually during the pandemic, they're growing increasingly anxious about the ones who aren't showing up to class at all.

A Quiet And 'Unsettling' Pandemic Toll: Students Who've Fallen Off The Grid

8:01am December 29, 2020

by Lauren Hodges

"People don't realize how much we need to see these kids," says one teacher, noting they're often the first to see signs of child abuse or food insecurity. The problem spans rural and urban areas.

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The first day back to school on Dec. 7 at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 in New York City. Students whose parents opted for blended learning returned to school after all were shut down a few weeks earlier. Millions of students are still going to school online.

Education

Schools Face A Massive Challenge To Make Up For Learning Lost During The Pandemic

4:46pm December 28, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

Former Education Secretary John King Jr. thinks a national tutoring program would help students make up for lost learning during the pandemic. He talked with NPR about the challenges facing schools.

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How One Teen Handles Anxiety Disorder Through The Pandemic

9:21am December 27, 2020

A Michigan teenager shares what it's like to live with an anxiety disorder.

In Bucksport, Maine, the smokestack of a closed mill can be seen in this waterfront view along the Penobscot River.

In Rural America, Fears About The Future Abound As Fewer Students Go To College

2:53pm December 24, 2020

by Jon Marcus

The isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic are driving the dramatic drop in numbers, threatening the already precarious economies of these areas and widening their socioeconomic drift.

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Education

At 3 Top Universities, Black Student Body Presidents Make History

6:29am December 24, 2020

There's a new set of student leaders at some of the country's top universities. And these trailblazers are working to ensure that the quest for racial justice, diversity and inclusion continues.

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Miguel Cardona, President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary, speaks Wednesday in Wilmington, Del.

A 'Real Easy' Choice: Biden Introduces Education Pick Miguel Cardona

5:47pm December 23, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

The lifelong educator is the third Latino candidate Biden's put forward for a Cabinet post. On Wednesday, Cardona spoke of the challenges schools have faced this year: "I've lived those challenges."

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Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona, here in January, is President-elect Joe Biden's intended nominee for education secretary.

Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

8:15pm December 22, 2020

Cardona is a former teacher and has spent much of the pandemic pushing to reopen schools. President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate him on Tuesday evening.

Biden To Pick Miguel Cardona To Be Next Secretary Of Education

4:23pm December 22, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Miguel Cardona to be his secretary of education. Cardona will have a lot on his plate, but one of the administration's top priorities is reopening schools.

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West Point Professor On Cheating Scandal At The U.S. Military Academy

4:23pm December 22, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tim Bakken, a law professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, about allegations that more than 70 cadets cheated on a remote exam last spring.

US Army cadets make their way through campus at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, in 2007. This week, over 70 cadets were accused of cheating on an exam—the worst academic scandal since 1976, instructors say.

More Than 70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating In Academic Scandal

11:03pm December 21, 2020

Instructors at the Army's premier training ground for officers revealed the academic scandal on Monday, saying it's the worst they've seen since 1976. Some called it a national security issue.