Education

Robert Cameron, New CFPB Student Loan Watchdog, Is A Former Industry Executive

6:04pm August 21, 2019

by Cory Turner

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is getting a new student loan watchdog. Robert Cameron is a former top official at one of the large student loan servicing companies the CFPB once policed.

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YouTuber Marques Brownlee Talks Ten Years of Tech

5:14pm August 21, 2019

The 25-year-old has gone from posting tech reviews in his childhood home to interviewing Tesla's Elon Musk.

Children walk on the beach with rubber rings around their necks — and a pink flamingo — in Narbonne-Plage during a sunny day of summer on July 3, 2019.

The Case For Summer Vacation

10:09am August 20, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Economists have long criticized summer vacation as economically inefficient. But one has come to its defense.

New Research Casts Doubt On Connection Between Smartphone Use And Teen Mental Health

5:15pm August 19, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

New research casts doubt on the connection between smartphone use and teens' mental health. Some argue it is a case of correlation, not causation, and that the threat is overblown.

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Litigating Title IX

7:55am August 18, 2019

Some men accused of sexual assault are filing lawsuits against their universities over Title IX violations. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to attorney Michelle Simpson Tuegel.

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Teaching To Protect The Hopi Language

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Melissa Sevigny

Hopi is an endangered language. The Hopi Nation in Arizona is working to preserve it with a summer program that teaches the language to preschoolers and, in some cases, to their parents.

Education

What If You Could Change Your Child's Future In 1 Hour A Week?

7:25am August 16, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

A social entrepreneur, drawing on his background as an immigrant, believes he has found an untapped resource to help more struggling students succeed in reading. The secret? Families.

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Graduate Students Are Increasingly Shouldering The Country's Student Debt

5:32pm August 14, 2019

by Sally Herships

Graduate students are increasingly shouldering the country's student debt. NPR's The Indicator takes a look at how that came to pass and what it might mean for the economy.

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Ohio State University Wants To Trademark The Word 'The'

7:12am August 14, 2019

The school's official name is The Ohio State University. Ohio State wants to trademark the word "the" so they can put it on apparel. OSU is offering a brand of "THE" clothing.

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India Sets Weight Limits On Students' Backpacks

7:29am August 13, 2019

by Sushmita Pathak

In India, children's backpacks often weigh half their body weight. New rules limit the weight of backpacks and ban some homework to prevent damage to students' backs.

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