Education

More than 1,700 Ukrainians are international students in the U.S.

8:05am March 20, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

More than 1,700 Ukrainians are studying in the U.S. They share their experiences as international students, watching from afar with guilt and fear as their home country comes under attack.

Afghan girls participate in a lesson at a high School, in Herat, on Nov. 25, 2021.

As school resumes in Afghanistan, will all girls be allowed to go?

5:00am March 20, 2022

by Fatma Tanis

Schools in Afghanistan are expected to open for the new semester Wednesday. But despite Taliban assurances that girls will be allowed back, students and teachers are unclear about what will happen.

Education

With a shortage of staff, students are stepping up to become employees at school

8:02am March 19, 2022

by Scott Simon

Students are pitching in to help ease staffing shortages in Missouri's Northwest School District. Teens Carissa Lunte and Savannah Darner share their experiences for our series "Outbreak Voices."

Shana Bonner, left, styles the hair of Pho Gibson at Exquisite U hair salon in this July 3, 2019, file photo. The U.S. House passed a federal anti-bias bill to protect against discrimination of race-based hairstyles.

The House passes the CROWN Act, a bill banning discrimination on race-based hairdos

7:12pm March 18, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The U.S. Senate still must pass the CROWN Act before it can be approved by President Biden.

Better ventilation means healthier students, but many schools can't afford to upgrade

4:22pm March 18, 2022

by Maria Godoy

The better the air quality in schools, the better students do academically and healthier they are. Improving air quality is expensive, so advocates hope money set aside under the Biden Plan will help.

This Lebanese university gives senior citizens a chance to go back to school

4:22pm March 18, 2022

The University for Seniors in Beirut, Lebanon, gives older students the chance to remain active and engaged as they age. The program's director says the vision is to portray a positive image of aging.

School bus routes may soon be cut or combined as the cost to refuel buses spikes

4:22pm March 18, 2022

by Jill Kaufman

Fluctuating fuel prices are hitting the school bus industry hard. Some districts lock in fuel prices for multiple years, and others pay as you go. There's pain and uncertainty all around.

An electronic signboard welcomes people to the Howard University campus in Washington. Faculty members say they plan to protest over unfair working conditions for its tenure faculty on campus.

Howard University faculty are threatening to strike over working conditions and wages

6:00am March 18, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Currently, there are 150 non-tenure-track, full-time teaching faculty and over 200 adjunct professors on Howard's campus.

Education

News brief: weapons For Ukraine, Germany's military, school violence research

7:26am March 17, 2022

President Biden approves another huge weapons package for Ukraine. Germany is building what's expected to become Europe's largest military. New research examines school violence.

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Winners of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search are announced

5:04am March 17, 2022

Two high school winners in the Society for Science and Regeneron's annual STEM competition talk about their winning projects.