Education

A person smokes a Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette in a photograph taken in New York, last year.

San Diego Schools Sue Juul Labs Over Youth Vaping Epidemic

8:23am January 09, 2020

by Scott Neuman

San Diego Unified School District alleges that vaping-related illnesses caused by the e-cigarette maker's products increase student absences, forcing schools to spend on prevention and treatment.

Federal Financial Aid Form Causes A Stir — Over Selective Service Question

4:21pm January 07, 2020

by Elissa Nadworny

The Selective Service question on the FAFSA form caused a stir on social media over the weekend, with students concerned over a potential draft after the U.S. airstrike in Baghdad.

Education

When Applying For College Is Especially Difficult

7:59am January 05, 2020

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with high school senior Kayla Sasser and law professor Mehrsa Baradaran about the challenge of answering college applications questions for disadvantaged students.

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Laugh, Cry And Gasp Along With The Best Viral Classroom Moments of 2019

9:22am January 04, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

Our annual roundup of the top viral teaching/learning moments from around the country on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

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How Should We Regulate Homeschooling?

12:34pm January 02, 2020

The first show in our listener-suggested series looks at homeschooling.

52-Year-Old Former Navy SEAL James Hatch On His First Semester At Yale

5:36pm December 30, 2019

52-year-old former Navy SEAL James Hatch started as a freshman at Yale this year. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with him about his first semester at the school.

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Engineering students in Connecticut are working on designs that could make everyday life easier for people with autism and their families.

Education

San Diego Schools Sue Juul Labs Over Youth Vaping Epidemic

Federal Financial Aid Form Causes A Stir — Over Selective Service Question

When Applying For College Is Especially Difficult

Laugh, Cry And Gasp Along With The Best Viral Classroom Moments of 2019

How Should We Regulate Homeschooling?

52-Year-Old Former Navy SEAL James Hatch On His First Semester At Yale

Changing The Game? The NCAA Opens The Door For Athletes To Profit (Rebroadcast)

Dinosaurs Come Back To Life At The Smithsonian (Rebroadcast)

A Dying Language Of Enslaved Africans Lives On At Harvard

Engineering Designs For People With Autism