Schools are struggling to hire special education teachers. Hawaii may have found a fix
In Hawaii, hiring qualified special education teachers became a lot easier after schools started offering a $10,000 pay bump.
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Students with disabilities have a right to qualified teachers — but there's a shortage
When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training. It's a practice that concerns some special education experts.
News brief: mask mandate ruling, student loan help, French presidential runoff
The Justice Department might appeal the mask ruling if the CDC says they're still needed. Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report. France's presidential campaign is in its final days.
A university pays $400K to professor who refused to use a student's pronouns
Nick Meriwether, a philosophy professor at Shawnee State University, sued the college in 2018 after he was disciplined for not using she/her pronouns to refer to a transgender student.
Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report and years of complaints
The U.S. Department of Education unveils a plan to help millions of borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its troubled income-driven repayment plans.
Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race theory appeared in some
The rejected books make up a record 41% of the 132 books submitted for review, the Florida Department of Education said in a statement.
How Illinois is addressing the nationwide substitute teacher shortage
Schools don't have enough short-term teachers to fill in the gaps. Districts in Illinois are now holding one-day online training to get short-term subs, even ones without teaching backgrounds.
From a molasses flood to 'Titanic,' 6 podcasts that offer a glimpse into kids' minds
We listened to thousands of minutes of student podcasts and curated a list of episodes that will make you laugh, smile, or stop to think for a minute.
Senators call for probe into student loan program after NPR unearthed major problems
Lawmakers are calling for an investigation two weeks after an NPR report found a student loan program designed to help low-income borrowers wasn't living up to its promise.
A Chinese student Americanized her name to fit in. It took more to feel she belonged
When Aria Young moved to the U.S., she adopted an Americanized name. Now, she's wondering how to hold on to the version of herself she left in China.