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Akiya Parks (center) in a class required for her Family, Youth and Community Sciences major.

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'Do They Kick Out Pregnant People?' Navigating College With Kids

12:53pm May 02, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Nearly 4 million college students are raising children — a fifth of all undergraduates. They have better grades than their peers without kids but are less likely to graduate. What can schools do?

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Announcing the winners of the first-ever NPR Student Podcast Challenge.

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Here Are The Winners Of The NPR Student Podcast Challenge

3:42pm May 01, 2019

Students across the U.S. showed us their worlds with podcasts in the first-ever NPR student contest.

People gather across from the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte after a shooting at the school on Tuesday.

2 Dead And 4 Injured In Shooting At University Of North Carolina Charlotte Campus

11:19pm April 30, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Three of the injured are in critical condition. Authorities say they have one suspect in custody and there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved.

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'Do They Kick Out Pregnant People?' Navigating College With Kids

6:43pm April 30, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Nearly four million college students are raising children — a fifth of all undergraduates. They have better grades than their peers without kids but are less likely to graduate.

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Rodney Robinson is the 2019 National Teacher of the Year. He teaches in a juvenile detention center in Richmond, Va.

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'My Kids Are In Survival Mode': A Chat With 2019's Teacher Of The Year

2:04pm April 30, 2019

by Jessica Yarmosky

Rodney Robinson, a teacher at a juvenile detention center in Richmond, Va., and the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, talks about needing diverse teachers and a culturally relevant curriculum.

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Teachers Use Mystery Skype To Give Students A Window On The World

5:32pm April 29, 2019

by Amanda Morris

Only 25% of eighth graders score proficient in geography on standardized tests. Some teachers are using a video chat game to engage kids in the world around them.

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Louisiana High School Senior Accepted To 115 Colleges

8:41am April 27, 2019

by Scott Simon

Antoinette Love, a senior at a New Orleans high school, has been accepted to 115 colleges.

Students Quarantined For Potential Measles Exposure At 2 Los Angeles Universities

4:30pm April 26, 2019

by Nathan Rott

Two universities in Los Angeles have placed some students and staff under quarantine or self-isolation after they were believed to have been exposed to someone on campus with measles.

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Seventh-grade teachers Rita Ibrahim John, left, and Anotinia Marquez Bero, right, must share a single room to teach their two classes. Cyclone Idai destroyed 32 classrooms at Eduardo Mondlane Primary Completion School in Mozambique.

Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away

9:33am April 26, 2019

by Tendai Marima

Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.

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Graduation Guides Promise High Schoolers A Clearer Path To Success

4:07pm April 25, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

Washington D.C.'s public schools are rolling out an intervention to help students track their progress towards graduation and provide more information about college and career options.