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Asher Wool, 8, uses a ferro rod and striker to light a bundle of tinder aflame at Earthwork school in western Massachusetts.

Growing Demand For Wilderness Education May Widen Learning Inequality

11:44am September 15, 2020

by Ben James

Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.

Learning Curve: Daily Life Is A Logistical Challenge For Atlanta Mom

7:48am September 15, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Fairrah Newsome Jackson, an Atlanta mom juggling her job with school for one of her daughters, for our series examining how COVID-19 is changing education.

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Teachers Fold Wildfires And Other Crises Into Lesson Plans

5:17pm September 13, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with two teachers — Noah Canton and Jessica Mallare-Best — about bringing current events, including wildfires, protests and the coronavirus, into their teaching.

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In Iowa, College Football Returns As State COVID-19 Cases Soar

5:10pm September 12, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

A look at the state of colleges in Iowa, which has the third-highest number of new infections per capita in the U.S. Iowa State will play its first game of the season in an empty stadium.

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New Normal: A U Of Michigan Resident Advisor On Strike

5:10pm September 12, 2020

In our regular segment, "New Normal," we hear from Soneida Rodriguez, a resident advisor at the University of Michigan, who recently went on strike.

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College Football Gives Iowa State University Normalcy During Pandemic

7:52am September 12, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Colleges and universities are trying to mitigate the risk of students spreading the coronavirus by moving social activities outdoors and mandating social distance in class and in dorms.

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Pennsylvania Teacher Discusses Hybrid Teaching

7:52am September 12, 2020

Schools across the U.S. are teaching in a new, pandemic reality. NPR's Scott Simon talks with high school instructor Susan Heydt about her school's decision to mix in-person and remote learning.

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U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos backed a rule that would have increased private schools' share of CARES Act dollars from $127 million to $1.5 billion, according to one analysis.

DeVos Loses Latest Fight Over Rerouting Aid To Private School Students

5:27pm September 11, 2020

by Cory Turner

A federal judge says U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos overstepped in trying to send more CARES Act money to help students at private schools.

Experts Say Colleges Should Rethink Punishing Students For Partying

4:04pm September 11, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Colleges have been publicly shaming students for partying — even fellow students are reporting others to campus police. But experts say shame has never worked in public health interventions.

In her video Weehawken to Gettysburg Cathy Cluck stands near a statue of Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey. Cluck took a 15-day road trip to visit some of the places she teaches her students about each year and posted daily highlights to her YouTube.

Texas Teacher Takes Her Students On A Road Trip Through U.S. History — Remotely

3:45pm September 11, 2020

When the pandemic forced high school teacher Cathy Cluck to rethink her teaching strategy, she went on a "Great American History Road Trip," holding virtual lessons along the way.

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