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Cal State Fullerton Announces Plans For A Virtual Fall. Will Other Colleges Follow?

10:55am April 21, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Colleges are grappling with how long the coronavirus disruptions will last and what the fall semester will look like. The big question: With so many changes, will students still enroll?

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Colleges Brace For Financial Trouble And A Big Question: Will They Reopen In Fall?

8:41pm April 20, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

Will colleges be able to fill their seats come fall? If they can't recruit international students, and if families can't pay tuition — what will happen to college coffers?

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Closed Schools Are Creating More Trauma For Students

12:58pm April 20, 2020

by Cory Turner

School counselors say the coronavirus pandemic has so destabilized kids' lives that the result is genuinely traumatic. And closed schools make it harder for counselors to help.

Cadets wear face masks during the graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Saturday.

'We'll Get Through This,' Pence Tells Air Force Academy Graduates

6:30pm April 18, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

"America is being tested," Vice President Mike Pence said during his commencement address at the U.S. Air Force Academy. It's the first class to graduate cadets into the Space Force.

Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick On COVID-19 Health Disparities

4:55pm April 18, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected students at his institution.

A New Hampshire Man Ran A Marathon In His Backyard For Charity

5:20pm April 17, 2020

When the coronavirus hit Dover, N.H., sending students home, special education teacher Matt LeBlanc decided to run a marathon in his backyard to raise spirits and some cash for his local food bank.

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Teachers resort to analog measures to contact hard-to-reach students.

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To Stay In Touch With Students, Teachers Bypass Computers, Pick Up Phones

11:19pm April 16, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

School districts are going to great lengths to keep students and families engaged and connected. But when it's not possible to get all online, they're turning back to an earlier device: the telephone.

A view of the Suydam Magnet School for STEAM, in Brooklyn, N.Y. On Saturday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city's public schools would remain closed through the end of the academic year.

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Half Of U.S. Public School Students Are Home For The School Year

4:57pm April 16, 2020

by Cory Turner

School closures aren't just hard on kids; they're also hard on the economy. And many of the states that haven't closed schools for the rest of the academic year may yet do so.

Left: Allie Clancy could not finish her dream internship at Boston's TD Garden arena. (Jonas Spencer/Courtesy of Allie Clancy); Right: Brittany Weaver is about to graduate from College of the Ozarks in Missouri. (Kressa Phillips/Courtesy of Brittany Weave

Graduating In A Pandemic: Advice For The Anxious Post-College Job Search

4:20pm April 16, 2020

We spoke to students about to graduate into the workforce and posed their questions and anxieties to career counselors. Some advice: Be flexible, make it personal, network and look for bright spots.

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SAT Exams Canceled In June, And May Be Administered Digitally In The Fall

4:18pm April 15, 2020

by Kirk Carapezza

The College Board, which administers the SAT, is spelling out how it will make the college entrance exam available in and out of school during the coronavirus pandemic.