DeVos Appoints CEO Of A Student Loan Company To Head Federal Aid Agency
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Education
Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing 'Summer Slide'
More districts are letting students take computers home for the summer. Officials hope the devices help fill in learning gaps, but experts say parents must play a role to make the lending effective.
How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later
NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.
Anne Frank's Diary At 75
It's been 75 years since 13-year-old Anne Frank sat down to write her first diary entry about hiding during World War II. Today, her legacy is carried on at an elementary school in Philadelphia.
Louisiana Is First State To Ban Public Colleges From Asking About Criminal History
The "ban the box" movement is designed to open opportunities to the tens of millions of Americans with some kind of criminal record.
Federal Officials Turn To Private Law Firms To Chase Student Loan Debtors
People who default on their student loans could hear from a private debt collector. The government turns to collection agencies to get payments out of people who often don't work and can't have their wages or tax returns garnished.
Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them
On the outskirts of the Bay Area, farming communities are hoping that warehouse jobs tied to the e-commerce surge will boost the local economy. But automation is expected to take over many such jobs.
A School That Provides The One Constant In Homeless Children's Lives
Positive Tomorrows in Oklahoma City addresses education and other basic needs for homeless students and their families.
Big Tent Revival: Southern Baptists Challenge A Racist History
The Southern Baptist Convention has officially denounced white nationalism. What does this tell us about today's evangelicals?
Poverty, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Suicide: What The Numbers Say About Fatherless Kids
Data clearly show how many fatherless children there are and how their lives are affected, but one best-selling author says he rarely sees interventions happening in schools.