Education

A student raises his hand while attending an online class from home in Miami on Sept. 3.

New Report Offers Clearest Picture Yet Of Pandemic Impact On Student Learning

11:13am December 01, 2020

by Cory Turner

A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.

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Students In Southern Oregon Show Signs Of Stress After Catastrophic Wildfire

3:54pm November 30, 2020

by April Ehrlich

Hundreds of students in southern Oregon lost their homes to a wildfire. Some are showing signs of extreme stress, causing school leaders to consider resuming in-person classes to help them.

A mother works from home while her son attends school remotely in an arranged photograph taken in Miami in September.

Education

Virtual Charter Schools Are Booming, Despite A Checkered Reputation

3:54pm November 30, 2020

For-profit virtual charter schools have been dogged by complaints of low student performance, fraud and waste. Still, many are seeing a pandemic-induced enrollment surge.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that the city will no longer use its previous threshold for closing schools.

New York City Schools Will Reopen With New COVID-19 Testing Protocol

8:40pm November 29, 2020

by Christianna Silva

On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the nation's largest school district will begin a phased reopening on Dec. 7.

What Biden Administration Can Do To Help Americans Pay Off Student Loans

4:01pm November 25, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Student debt is a major barrier for many people when it comes to buying a house, switching careers or starting a family. NPR discusses how President-elect Biden might help Americans with this debt.

Ransomware Stalls Online Learning In Baltimore School District

4:01pm November 25, 2020

by Emily Sullivan

A ransomware attack has shut down schools in Maryland's Baltimore County system. All online learning came to a standstill Wednesday when hackers locked down the school district's computer systems.

A Kentucky pediatrician says she's seeing an increase in children with COVID-19. Cases are spiking for people of all ages across the United States. Research suggests that in-person schooling is not a significant reason.

More Kids Are Getting COVID-19, Kentucky Pediatrician Says

7:26pm November 23, 2020

by James Doubek

Elizabeth Hawse, a pediatrician in Lexington, Ky., says she's seen a big increase in the number of children testing positive for the coronavirus. The governor has shut schools' in-person classes.

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A Superintendent On What It's Like Overseeing A School District During The Pandemic

8:28am November 22, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Superintendent Tom Moore of Great Falls Public Schools in Montana about the concerns of educators and parents as COVID-19 cases rise in his district.

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Betsy DeVos, U.S. education secretary under President Trump.

How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Will Be Remembered

5:58pm November 19, 2020

by Cory Turner

DeVos has been a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.

News Brief: Pandemic Deaths, Remote Learning, Unproven Injection Device

5:39am November 19, 2020

U.S. reaches record deaths from COVID-19. New York City public schools return to online learning. Plus, a small firm is expected to get a government loan to produce an injection device for vaccines.

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