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John Stokes, a student protester during the civil rights movement in the 1950's, speaks at a press conference in Richmond, Va., in 2004. As a high school senior in 1951, Stokes was one of the leaders of a student strike, protesting conditions at the all-b

Education

65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: 'It's Never Going To Be Easy'

12:47pm May 17, 2019

by Jessica Yarmosky

Friday marks 65 years since the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. NPR's David Greene talks to John A. Stokes, one of the student plaintiffs.

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Cookie Monster has several tricks to help keep his monster hands off those sweets.

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WATCH: It's Hard To Delay Gratification. Just Ask Cookie Monster

10:35am May 17, 2019

Ask Cookie Monster about self-control? Sounds like the setup to a joke. But in recent years, Cookie has evolved. Watch as he demonstrates some of his favorite techniques.

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Besides SAT Score, Students Could Have Their Hardships Tabulated

8:03am May 17, 2019

by Cory Turner

The College Board is piloting a new tool to complement its SAT test. The Environmental Context Dashboard is meant to capture the challenges students may face at home, including poverty and crime.

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Sarah and her mother, Sonia Lopez, who says her strong faith has been a source of strength over the past year.

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This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live

8:03am May 17, 2019

by Laura Isensee

One year and seven surgeries after Sarah Salazar nearly died in her art classroom, she's still struggling to manage the deep physical and emotional trauma she suffered that day.

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SAT test preparation books sit on a shelf at a bookstore in New York City.

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SAT To Score Students' 'Disadvantages' To Try To Even The Playing Field

7:58pm May 16, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The new SAT score is based on factors such as average family income, educational attainment, housing stability and crime. Test-takers won't see the score, but colleges will.

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College Board To Give Students 'Adversity Score' Based On Social And Economic Factors

4:58pm May 16, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

The College Board has begun using what it calls an Environmental Context Dashboard to provide colleges with more information about the social and economic background of students who take the SAT.

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WATCH: It's Hard To Delay Gratification. Just Ask Cookie Monster

2:27pm May 16, 2019

Ask Cookie Monster about self-control? Sounds like the setup to a joke. But in recent years, Cookie has evolved. Watch as he demonstrates some of his favorite techniques.

Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says in a letter that the Department of Education is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry.

CFPB Chief Says Education Department Is Blocking Student Loan Oversight

10:14am May 16, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Kathy Kraninger says the department is getting in the way of efforts to police the student loan industry. The revelation comes in a letter obtained by NPR.

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The town of Erwin was the site of the now famous hanging of Mary the elephant in 1916.

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The Town That Hanged An Elephant Is Now Working To Save Them

5:56pm May 15, 2019

A team of high school students in Tennessee researched the century-old story of "Murderous Mary" and found a town eager for redemption. Their podcast is a winner in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

English teacher Shehtaz Huq and the eighth-graders at Bronx Prep Middle School behind the winning podcast — Sssh! Periods.

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Periods! Why These 8th-Graders Aren't Afraid To Talk About Them

10:00am May 15, 2019

The middle school winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge offer their perspective on why talking about something so natural is so taboo — and why that's silly.

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