Education

An Oklahoma teacher gave her students access to banned books—now she's under scrutiny

8:41pm September 01, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Summer Boismier resigned from Norman High School after a student's parent complained. Now, Oklahoma's Secretary of Education wants to revoke her teaching certificate.

As new school year approaches, some Uvalde parents opt for homeschooling

4:26pm September 01, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to parents in Uvalde, Texas who have chosen to home school their kids rather than send them back to classes following the May 24th shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Joel Joseph in the clothing shop where he worked with a friend during the pandemic.

Whatever happened to the teens who endured the world's longest COVID school closure?

1:41pm September 01, 2022

Ugandan schools were shut for nearly 2 years due to the pandemic. High schoolers were glad to see the shutdown end early this year. But for many, school fees stand in the way of a return to class.

Pandemic school disruptions resulted in the largest drop in reading achievement in 30 years, according to newly released national test scores.

Education

Reading and math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

10:56am September 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

The findings offer an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children during the first two years of the pandemic.

Borrowers have questions about student loan forgiveness. We have answers

8:30am September 01, 2022

Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.

Val Rucker-Bussie takes part in the festivities.

Education

For these children, a colorful piece of chalk is a powerful tool for self-expression

8:20am September 01, 2022

by Destinee Adams

Armed with nothing but a piece of colorful chalk, these kids are celebrating the return of school — and getting the tools and language to advocate for themselves.

Education

Ukrainian children head back to school in a country marked by war

4:53am September 01, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

It's the first day of school in Ukraine, where about 2,300 educational institutions have been damaged and nearly 300 destroyed. Teachers are supporting children who have been severely traumatized.

"Why is more God not good?" asked Srivan Krishna, as he sought to donate colorful "In God We Trust" signs at a school board meeting earlier this week.

A Texas school board rejects 'In God We Trust' signs in Arabic

10:48am August 31, 2022

by Bill Chappell

A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.

Education

Maine makes free school lunches permanent after federal funding ends

5:06am August 31, 2022

by Robbie Feinberg

Free school meals will continue for students in Maine as federal funding for the pandemic-era program ends. The state says removing barriers means more kids who would otherwise go without are fed.

Teachers across the U.S. are battling challenges on multiple fronts, and it's driving many to leave.

Education

America's kids are going back to school. Not all of their teachers will join them

5:00am August 31, 2022

It's a new school year and Jake Miller is not setting up his classroom in Pennsylvania. He's not getting to know a new group of eighth-graders. After 15 years of teaching, he quit.

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