Education

Lessons On Reopening Schools The U.S. Could Learn From Germany, Israel and Thailand

3:46pm July 10, 2020

While the United States debates the reopening of schools, NPR correspondents discuss experiences of Germany, Israel and Thailand as they reopen classrooms during the pandemic.

Union Leader On Why Kids Should Not Be Back In Classrooms This Fall

3:46pm July 10, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, about why her union is against reopening public schools in the fall.

Librarian Dawn Wacek speaks from the TED stage.

Dawn Wacek: How Can Libraries Be A Path Toward Inclusivity And Forgiveness?

9:15am July 10, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

Are overdue library book fines necessary? Librarian Dawn Wacek wants all libraries to do away with overdue fines to make library services more inclusive and welcoming to all readers.

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Pirette McKamey has spent more than three decades as an educator. Currently the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco, McKamey says being an anti-racist educator means committing to "all of the students sitting in front of me, including Black

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Veteran Educator On The Endless But 'Joyful' Work Of Creating Anti-Racist Education

6:53pm July 09, 2020

Pirette McKamey, the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco, says anti-racist education "makes you want to keep growing and changing and doing better by your students."

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Columbia University President On New ICE Regulations Regarding International Students

4:02pm July 09, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University, about new regulations regarding international students released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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School buses sit idle in a Seattle bus yard. On July 2, Seattle Public Schools announced it is planning to resume some in-person learning in the new school year.

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When It Comes To Reopening Schools, 'The Devil's In The Details,' Educators Say

11:15am July 09, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

Teachers, parents and district leaders say the back-to-school season has fogged over with confusion. Will schools reopen? And if so, how?

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New York City Schools To Open In Fall With Some In-Person Instruction

10:53pm July 08, 2020

by Austin Horn

The plan will likely put students in school twice a week. Mayor Bill de Blasio said 75% of families wanted to send their kids back to school.

Wednesday's decision seems to be an extension of a 2012 ruling in which the Supreme Court unanimously found that a fourth-grade teacher at a Lutheran school who was commissioned as a minister could not sue over her firing.

Justices Rule Teachers At Religious Schools Aren't Protected By Fair Employment Laws

8:28pm July 08, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

The 7-2 decision carving out a religious exemption could potentially affect other employees of religious hospitals, universities and charities.

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Black Students Matter demonstrators march en route to a rally at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 19.

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

6:41pm July 08, 2020

Travis Bristol, an assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.

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Simge Topaloğlu, a Turkish citizen pursuing her doctorate at Harvard University, was caught off-guard by a new international student visa regulation put forward by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week.

'I Couldn't Believe My Eyes': International Students Blindsided By ICE Rule Change

6:11pm July 08, 2020

by Max Larkin

As Harvard and MIT challenge a new visa requirement that doesn't allow for online-only curricula, students face difficult choices.