Education

Michigan schools are figuring out how to respond to a flood of shooting threats

5:26pm December 08, 2021

by Michelle Jokisch Polo

A flood of threats has followed Michigan's school shooting. Information about missed warning signs has spurred a conversation about threats and how to reassure families that classrooms are safe.

Supreme Court hears Maine case about state funds being used for religious education

4:41pm December 08, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could expand state aid to religious schools. On one side is the school choice movement, and on the other is Maine, defending its public education.

Texas state Rep. Matt Krause launched a statewide inquiry into school library titles dealing with topics like race, gender and sexuality.

A Texas school district is reviewing 400 library books after a GOP lawmaker's inquiry

3:53pm December 08, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

State Rep. Matt Krause launched an inquiry into school library books on topics like race and gender earlier this fall. A San Antonio district says it's reviewing some 400 titles that were on his list.

Flowers sit a sign outside Oxford High School a day after a deadly shooting at the school on Dec. 1 in Oxford, Mich.

Some lockdown drills can harm students' mental health. Here's what one expert advises

1:38pm December 08, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The shooting at Oxford, Mich., drew attention to the school's lockdown drills and how students were trained to respond to such crises. But certain high-intensity drills can have negative impacts, too.

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The Supreme Court's conservative majority has been shrinking the Constitution's wall of separation between church and state, particularly in cases dealing with religious schools.

Supreme Court weighs mandating public funds for religious schools in Maine

9:03am December 08, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

At issue in the case is whether the state, which pays for some students to attend nonsectarian private schools, should also pay tuition for students to attend religious schools.

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President Biden walks to Marine One outside the White House on Dec. 2.

Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far

7:34pm December 07, 2021

by Cory Turner

President Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.

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U.S. students turn to Europe to earn affordable degrees

6:53am December 06, 2021

It is college application season and some American students are looking abroad for affordable degrees.

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Stewart Indian School students are seen in a classroom in Carson, Nev., in an undated photo. The state of Nevada plans to fully cooperate with federal efforts to investigate the history of Native American boarding schools.

Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools

9:26am December 04, 2021

by The Associated Press

Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.

A nurse administers a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a City of Long Beach Public Health mobile vaccination clinic at the California State University, Long Beach campus.

Colleges with high vaccination rates must now decide if they'll require boosters

5:31pm December 03, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Wesleyan University is among a small group of colleges requiring COVID-19 boosters for spring semester. Will other institutions follow?

Education

Loretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out?

11:58am December 03, 2021

How can we have more productive conversations with people we vehemently disagree with? Civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross gives us the tools to call people in—instead of calling them out.

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