Education

Trump Announces Commission To Promote 'Patriotic Education'

4:59pm September 17, 2020

by Tamara Keith

President Trump says he wants a commission to promote what he calls "patriotic education" — a slam against efforts to teach children about systemic racism and an appeal to his political base.

Betsy DeVos Says Students Will Need To Take Federal Standardized Tests This Year

4:59pm September 17, 2020

by Cory Turner

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told school districts they should expect to meet federal standardized testing requirements this school year. Many civil rights groups agree with her.

New York City Postpones Start Of School Year For Most Students Once Again

4:11pm September 17, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

New York City has announced a second delay to the start of the school year for most students. In-person classes will start on Sept. 21 only for the youngest and special-needs students.

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Stamper with her husband, Pete, and two sons at their home in Washington, D.C.

'I'm Only 1 Person': Teachers Feel Torn Between Their Students And Their Own Kids

7:33am September 17, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

Educators around the U.S. told us they're facing heartbreaking choices between the needs of their students and the needs of their own children.

College Newspapers Aim To Keep Schools Transparent During Pandemic

6:06am September 17, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to two student newspaper editors-in-chief — Ivan Jackson and Anna Pogarcic about what it's like to cover COVID-19 outbreaks at their respective universities.

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A sign (left) outside a Mongolian-language school in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, reads: "When the people have conviction, the state has strength and the ethnic minorities have hope." The sign at right says: "Rule of law."

Parents Keep Children Home As China Limits Mongolian Language In The Classroom

2:28pm September 16, 2020

by Emily Feng

As it has long done with the Tibetan and Uighur languages, Beijing is reducing instruction in Mongolian in favor of Mandarin Chinese in ethnic Mongolian areas of the country.

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A student walks on campus at the University of South Carolina. During the final week of August, the university reported a 26.6% positivity rate among the student population tested for the coronavirus.

As Campuses Become COVID-19 Hot Spots, Colleges Strain Under Financial Pressures

2:02pm September 16, 2020

by Sam Briger

Scott Carlson, a writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, says COVID-19 has strained the finances of some colleges: "Over the next year or two, we will start to see these colleges fall away."

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College Towns Welcome Students Back But Worry COVID-19 Tags Along

6:33am September 16, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

College towns depend on business from the students that attend the school. In places like Ann Arbor, Mich., residents are nervous about returning students bringing the coronavirus with them.

Education

Transitioning To Online Learning Is Tough For Students With Disabilities

5:23am September 16, 2020

by Tressa Versteeg

Two students with special needs share their excitement and fears for what will be a very different year at school. For students with disabilities, adjusting to constant change is more complicated.

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2 Michigan Colleges Face Coronavirus Outbreaks In The 1st Week Of School

4:14pm September 15, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

In Michigan, there are two big state universities, situated barely an hour apart. Both of them have been stymied in the first weeks of school by the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

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