Education

The U.S. Military Is Using Esports As A Recruitment Tool

6:53am August 13, 2020

by Jay Price

The military has jumped into the booming world of competitive electronic gaming called "esports." But the new approach to reaching potential new recruits comes with new challenges.

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Georgia Parents Rethink Kids Going To School After Year's Rough Start

6:00pm August 12, 2020

by Ellen Eldridge

It's been a rough start of the school year in some Georgia districts. Several schools had to shut down, and hundreds of students and staff are now quarantining because of the coronavirus.

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South Texas School District Becomes 1st In State To Cancel Fall Sports

4:06pm August 12, 2020

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco is the first school district in Texas to cancel fall sports. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Athletic Director Gary Cunningham about the cancellation of athletics.

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Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.

How The Coronavirus Has Upended College Admissions

11:18am August 12, 2020

by Tovia Smith

Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.

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Cooper Directs $95 Million To Support Students During Pandemic

10:54am August 12, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Governor Roy Cooper is directing over $95 million to help support North Carolina students affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Rutgers President Discusses Decision To Postpone Fall Sports

10:28am August 12, 2020

The Big Ten and Pac-12 are the first major college football conferences to cancel the fall season during the pandemic. NPR talks to Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway about the decision.

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Ohio State Fans Hit Hard By Big Ten, Pac-12 Fall Sports Cancellation

5:47am August 12, 2020

by Nick Evans

With the Big Ten college football season postponed, Ohio State fans are among the more disappointed with the unprecedented move.

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News Brief: Biden Names Running Mate, College Fall Sports Canceled, Belarus Election

4:59am August 12, 2020

Joe Biden names Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Big 10 and Pac-12 conference cancel all fall sports. And, Belarus' opposition candidate in the presidential election flees to Lithuania.

A photo posted to Twitter last week of a largely maskless crowd at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga., sparked a discussion about just how safe reopened Georgia schools really are.

Ga. School District Quarantines Hundreds Of Students Over Fears Of COVID-19 Exposure

6:13pm August 11, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Barely a week after Georgia reopens its public schools, a district north of Atlanta reports nearly 60 positive tests among students, teachers and staff, and closes one hard-hit high school.

How Students With Disabilities Would Go Back To School

4:55pm August 11, 2020

by Mary Scott Hodgin (WBHM)

As schools plan ways to reopen, parents of students with disabilities have an extra layer of concern. Some therapies can't be replicated at home, but going to school might not be the safest option.