Education

A community college in Kansas is at the center of lawsuits alleging racism

4:04pm February 21, 2022

by Frank Morris

A Kansas community college president is under fire for comparing a Black student athlete to Hitler. Lawsuits accuse the president of a concerted effort to shrink the Black student body at the school.

Education

'Critical race theory' bans frustrate teachers during Black History Month

5:21pm February 19, 2022

by Anya Steinberg

In the past year, more than 35 states have introduced over 150 bills limiting what schools can teach about race. For many educators in those states, it's made teaching Black History Month fraught.

Education

A substitute teacher brings joy and relatability in a tumultuous time

8:33am February 19, 2022

Cisco Fernandez, of Phoenix, Ariz., shares what it's been like for him to work as a substitute teacher during the omicron wave for our series "Outbreak Voices."

Kusemererwa Jonathan Henry, Joel Joseph (left and middle) and a friend pose for a photo on their way home from school. During the lockdown, they missed spending time in school together and would walk to visit each other.

PHOTOS: Teen dreams and disappointments after the world's longest COVID school closure

8:02am February 19, 2022

Schools in Uganda were shut nearly 2 years due to the pandemic. Now they're open again, although millions of kids won't go back. We speak to 6 teens about their plans and hopes.

Education

San Francisco voters recall 3 school board members

4:44pm February 18, 2022

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Ann Hsu of San Francisco about the successful effort from parents and residents to recall three school board members this week.

Student loan scams prey on confusion

11:30am February 18, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

Student loan scams are on the rise. We cover some of the red flags.

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Huntington High School senior Max Nibert holds signs he plans to use during a student walkout at the school in Huntington, W.Va., on Feb. 9. Now, families are suing the school district, alleging it violated students' religious freedoms.

Families are suing a West Virginia school district for holding a Christian assembly

7:32am February 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The lawsuit alleges that the Cabell County school system has a history of disregarding the religious freedom of its students.

About 1,800 former DeVry University students will receive more than $70 million in federal student loan relief from the U.S. Department of Education.

Education

DeVry University misled students. Now, the federal government is erasing their debt

8:01pm February 16, 2022

by Cory Turner

The Education Department says it will erase the debts of DeVry's defrauded students. But DeVry remains open for business and still enjoys access to millions of dollars in federal student loans.

Education

Georgetown study measures colleges' return on investment

4:10pm February 16, 2022

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Martin Van Der Werf, director of editorial and education policy at Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce, about their new college rankings.

The Rye Riptides pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

2:53pm February 16, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.