Education

Distance Learning Presents A Challenge For Students With ADHD

4:09pm August 31, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

Distance learning is a big challenge for many students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other learning disabilities. And making it work often requires parents to become educators.

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Students on campus at the University of Georgia in Athens.

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Preventing College Parties? Shame And Blame Don't Work, But Beer Pong Outside Might

11:40am August 31, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

With desperate pleas and social contracts failing to curb college parties, schools have turned to punitive consequences. But are the students the ones to blame?

Learning Curve: We Meet A Mother Of 4 As The School Year Begins

7:37am August 31, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to a single mother in Charlotte, N.C., as her four children try to get online for their remote classes.

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The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa makes up a sizeable portion of the city's population of roughly 100,000. Mayor Walt Maddox says losing an entire semester of school would be "economically disastrous for our community."

Mayors Of College Towns Brace For The Economic Impact Of Remote Learning

4:36pm August 30, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Mayor Walt Maddox of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Mayor Donnie Tuck of Hampton, Va., and Mayor Bruce Teague of Iowa City, Iowa, on how they're trying to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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Mayors Of College Towns Face Economic Toll Of Remote Learning

9:41am August 30, 2020

NPR's Debbie Elliot asks Mayor Walt Maddox of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Mayor Donnie Tuck of Hampton, Va., and Mayor Bruce Teague of Iowa City, Iowa, how they're trying to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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Learning Curve: One Las Vegas Family On Pivoting To Remote Learning

7:57am August 30, 2020

The learning curve for families and educators this year is a big one. We hear from the Munoz family in Las Vegas about what their first week of remote school was like.

Collegiate Greek life is changing amid the pandemic.

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With Virtual Rush, Fraternities And Sororities Race To Pitch More Than Parties

7:01am August 29, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

Greek organizations rely heavily on member dues. If chapters can't provide a meaningful experience online, one expert says, they may not survive the pandemic.

Teacher Alisha Morris created an interactive tracker of coronavirus in schools, current through Aug. 23, including this map, created by another volunteer. The National Education Association will now take on updates to the database.

How Many Coronavirus Cases Are Happening In Schools? This Tracker Keeps Count

9:57am August 28, 2020

Alisha Morris, a Kansas theater teacher, created a database of COVID-19 cases in schools. Now maintained by the National Education Association, it shares data that some schools prefer to keep quiet.

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How Universities Are Tackling The Spread Of COVID-19

7:13am August 28, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Christine Herman at University of Illinois and Sebastian Martinez at University of Missouri about the varied strategies colleges are taking on coronavirus testing.

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As Schools Continue Virtual Learning, Some Families Struggle With Sharing Tech

5:06am August 28, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Millions of college students are starting the fall semester online — that's meant some students are scrambling to get the technology they need to take the classes.