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College Tuition Grows At Slowest Pace In Decades

4:30pm July 25, 2017

Here's welcome news to anyone planning to attend college soon — or their parents: tuition is growing at the slowest pace in decades. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Josh Mitchell of the Wall Street Journal has been reporting on this trend.

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Jonathan Gillentine is an early learning resource teacher in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Meet The 5 New Inductees Of The National Teachers Hall Of Fame

9:00am July 25, 2017

Five teachers were inducted into the National Teacher Hall of Fame this year and NPR's Claudio Sanchez sat down with them to get their take on what it means to be a teacher.

In a wired world, summer camp is one of the last phone-free zones. But campers, staff and especially parents don't always appreciate the message.

Are Helicopter Parents Ruining Summer Camp?

5:25pm July 24, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

In a wired world, summer camp is one of the last phone-free zones. But campers, staff and especially parents don't always appreciate the message.

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The Controversy Over Comprehensive Sex Ed

4:58pm July 24, 2017

How well did your sex education serve you?

Human Interest

A Local Hot Sauce Connoisseur On His Venture Into Creating His Own: Michael Touby

2:06pm July 24, 2017

by CJ Pacholke

Michael Touby is the Founder of Maya Mike's. Radio Camper CJ Pacholke speaks with him about the hot sauce industry and what goes into its production.

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Pat Wilkins didn't plan to live in Ghana. But the former New Yorker is now so much a part of the society that, as one Ghanaian puts it, "We don't even see her as an American. She is family to us."

New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana

11:15am July 24, 2017

by Amy Yee

Pat Wilkins had a "high maintenance life" with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she decided to diverge from that path.

The competition theme was providing access to clean water. The robots had to gobble up and sort blue and orange plastic balls, representing clean water and contaminated water, respectively.

What Really Happened At That Robotics Competition You've Heard So Much About

12:28pm July 22, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

The controversy surrounding a highly anticipated robotics competition for teens from around the globe sometimes overshadowed an otherwise upbeat event focused on kids, robots and changing the world.

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Jenipher Sanni at the Girl Up Summit in Washington, D.C.

Former Child Bride Is Pedaling Her Way To A Brighter Future

7:00am July 22, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

After Jenipher Sanni was married at 14, she dropped out of school for a year. Today, she's a a global girl advocate for the U.N. Foundation.

Hundreds of protesters greet Education Secretary Betsy DeVos this week in Denver, where she addressed the American Legislative Exchange Council.

DeVos Protests In Denver; House To Make Cuts To Education

5:34am July 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

More girls are taking the AP computer science exam, House Republicans rejected school choice expansions in Trump's initial budget request, and the education secretary spoke in Denver amid protests.

Hundreds of protesters hold signs and chant at a rally in front of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to deliver a speech to the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, which backs school choice poli

Betsy DeVos Speech Greeted By Protesters She Calls 'Defenders Of The Status Quo'

5:09pm July 20, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The education secretary has longstanding ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, which backs school choice policies coast to coast.

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