What Happens After You First Get Sober?
There's much more to lifelong sobriety than twelve steps.
Education
1A Across America: The Growing Trend Of The Four-Day School Week
Nearly 560 districts in 25 states have embraced the four-day school week. What's the true cost of cutting class?
Changing How You Think Helps The Transition From Prisoner Back To Citizen
Reentry programs work like a bridge between the world of corrections and the world of social services. Here's what one of those programs is doing to help folks stay out for good.
Citadel Graduates Its 1st Female Regimental Commander
For the first time in the Citadel's 176-year history, the formerly all-male military college in South Carolina will graduate its first female regimental commander.
Single Mom Of 3 Graduates From College To Set An Example For Her Kids
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Michaela LeCompte about her graduation, at age 29, from Montana State University Billings. She has been raising three kids by herself while taking classes.
To Help Children Learn Braille, Lego Will Introduce Bricks Designed For The Blind
Fewer children today know how to read Braille. Advocates say the tactile toys are a great introduction to the reading and writing system.
Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear
The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools.
Classes Take Trips Around The World Through This Game
Teachers are using a game called Mystery Skype to teach geography and connect with classes around the country and world.
Rural Students To Join In Classroom Walkout Over Climate Change
High school students are planning another coordinated nationwide walkout Friday to demand action on climate change. Until recently, organizers say rural students hadn't been as vocal in the strikes.
Swarthmore Fraternities Disband Over Leaked Documents That Detailed Misogyny
"We were appalled and disgusted by the content of these minutes, which led us to question our affiliation with an organization," current members of Phi Psi said in a statement Tuesday night.