Audit: University Of California Admitted 64 Students Over More Qualified Applicants
The students admitted were well-connected to staff or donors and took spots from more qualified applicants.
Education
New Dashboard Tracks Coronavirus Cases In Schools Across 47 States
The effort, still in its early stages, hopes to track infections and determine the effectiveness of safety measures.
Parents, Child Charged After Underage Drinking Party Led School To Online Classes
The party, which police estimate had at least 50 students in attendance, led to the local high school delaying in-person learning by two weeks as a precaution against COVID-19.
Michigan Offers Free College Education To Essential Workers
Michigan is offering two years of free community college to essential workers who have worked during the pandemic. The definition is loose, and more than 600,000 residents could qualify.
Learning Curve: Teacher Resigns Rather Than Expose Her Family To COVID-19
As part of our series Learning Curve, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cassie Piggott, a teacher in Rutherford County, Tenn., who resigned rather than go back to the classroom during the pandemic.
Remote Learning Presents Additional Challenge For Students Experiencing Homelessness
Education during a pandemic is hard enough, but for families experiencing homelessness, remote learning is especially challenging, and not in a good way.
New York City Delays School Reopening; Campus Lockdowns Grow
Our roundup of education stories looks at the turmoil following Mayor Bill de Blasio's latest delay announcement; and the continuing struggles on campus to control COVID outbreaks.
Creator Of '1619 Project' On Trump's 'Patriotic Education'
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The New York Times "1619 Project," about President Trump's "patriotic education" commission and his attack on her project.
Students Accused Of Breaking College COVID-19 Rules Fight Their Punishments
As colleges crack down on students accused of violating strict pandemic safety rules, students are lawyering up to fight their punishments.
Child Positive For Coronavirus Was Sent To School Anyway. Others Quarantining Now
Nearly 30 Massachusetts high school students are quarantining after parents sent their child to school despite receiving a positive diagnosis days before.