Education

As the pandemic persists, more schools embrace outdoor classes

7:05am December 21, 2021

by Madeline Fox

Some schools moved classes outdoors when the pandemic began — now it's a growing trend. There are nearly 600 outdoor and nature-based schools across the U.S. One of the newest is in western Wisconsin.

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1 borrower's student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul

8:20am December 20, 2021

by Cory Turner

With the Biden administration loosening the rules of the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, one borrower, a special education teacher on the verge of retirement, got some good news.

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Tennessee professor hid a cash prize on campus. The clue was in the syllabus

5:45am December 20, 2021

Kenyon Wilson at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wanted to see if his syllabus was being read. He hid a $50 bill on campus and put how to find it in the syllabus. The money went unclaimed.

Second-graders hold their heads as they talk about "thoughts" and how they compare with "feelings" and resulting "actions," at Paw Paw Elementary School earlier this month, in Paw Paw, Mich.

Schools embrace social and emotional learning to help 'overwhelmed' students

2:30am December 20, 2021

by The Associated Press

School officials believe that kids can't succeed academically if they are struggling emotionally.

A nurse tests a student for COVID-19 at Brandeis Elementary School in Louisville, Ky.

New CDC guidance encourages more testing to limit school quarantines

12:40pm December 17, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

The CDC is updating its guidance after studies show "test to stay" policies can keep more children in school without spreading the coronavirus.

Education

12-year-old girl becomes the youngest graduate of Broward College

5:47am December 17, 2021

Sawsan Ahmed earned an associate's degree with a concentration in biological science. She will go on to the University of Florida, where she will study microbiology and cell science.

Kentucky school bus drivers are delivering tornado aid since classes are canceled

5:53pm December 16, 2021

by Lisa Autry

Friday's tornado decimated several neighborhoods in Bowling Green, Ky. Schools remain closed, so bus drivers are using the opportunity to check in on students and deliver meals to their families.

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Why school enrollment continues to drop

5:25pm December 15, 2021

by Cory Turner

In fall 2020, NPR reported that enrollment numbers in public schools were dropping. A year later, has that changed? In many places, the answer is an emphatic "No."

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COVID-19 outbreak shuts down Cornell's Ithaca campus

5:25pm December 15, 2021

An increase in COVID-19 cases at Cornell University has forced officials to shut down the Ithaca campus amid final exams and a graduation ceremony.

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Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping

10:57am December 15, 2021

The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.

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