Education

Middle school winners Harrison McDonald, Wesley Helmer, Kit Atteberry, and Blake Turley pose with librarian Misti Knight.

Education

These middle school students have a warning about teens and social media

10:08am May 16, 2022

A group of Texas middle-schoolers won NPR's 4th-annual Student Podcast Challenge, and learned a lesson about fake news and the limits of "talking digitally."

4 high school students talk mental health and how the pandemic changed them

5:37am May 14, 2022

by Anya Steinberg

After two years of isolation and uncertainty, many American teens are struggling with mental health problems. But they're also discovering themselves — and their own resilience.

Politics & Government

Greensboro mayoral race: Mark Cummings says, 'We're stronger together than divided'

10:39am May 13, 2022

by David Ford

Greensboro's nonpartisan Primary Elections for City Council and mayor are next Tuesday.

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Burial sites linked to Native American boarding schools ID'd in government report

6:51pm May 12, 2022

by Noelle Evans

An Interior Department report identified more than 400 Native American boarding schools that assimilated and often abused Indigenous children. The probe has uncovered more than 500 deaths so far.

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"God gave you a voice. Use it," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. "And no, the irony of a nonspeaking autistic encouraging you to use your voice is not lost on me."

A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech

2:44pm May 12, 2022

by Bill Chappell

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

Cherish Morgan, whose daughter attends Desert Oasis High School, says students and staff don't feel safe as a result of the increased violence and learning is suffering.

Las Vegas struggles with rising violence in schools

12:08pm May 12, 2022

by Kirk Siegler

The nation's fifth largest school district has seen a jump in violent incidents since returning from 15 months of virtual-only classes.

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News brief: NATO expansion, White House abortion battle, Las Vegas school violence

5:54am May 12, 2022

Finland's president wants his country to join NATO. The White House faces pressure to protect abortion rights after a Senate bill failed. Schools in Las Vegas experience a sharp rise in violence.

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Stanford University said it found a noose hanging from a tree outside a residence hall and is investigating the incident as a hate crime. In an email to students and staff, university officials said campus safety authorities immediately "removed the noose

Stanford University investigates a noose found in a campus tree as a hate crime

6:46pm May 10, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The rope used in the incident was allegedly one of several that had been tied to the tree for a performance by a student organization years ago.

Latino candidates running for school board district 2 focus on the same issue

4:16pm May 10, 2022

by Eileen Rodriguez

Two Latino candidates, one Democrat and one Republican, are running for a position on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education, and they're focusing on the same issue: how t

The closure of Lincoln College is a shocking turnaround for a small Illinois college that welcomes first-generation students and qualifies as a predominantly Black institution.

Lincoln College closes after 157 years, blaming COVID-19 and cyberattack disruptions

1:50pm May 10, 2022

by Bill Chappell

It's a shocking turnaround for a small Illinois college that welcomes first-generation students and qualifies as a predominantly Black institution.