Education

Texas schools can require masks again after a judge overrules state's ban

7:41am November 11, 2021

by John Burnett

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that banned mask mandates in public schools. The ruling could have implications for other states with similar bans in place.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai poses for photo session during the G7 Development and Education Ministers Meeting, in Paris in 2019.

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and girls' education champion, gets married

3:21pm November 09, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The 24-year-old recent Oxford graduate called it "a precious day in my life" and shared a few photos of the intimate ceremony.

Education

2 students who helped reverse their high school's book ban

5:01pm November 07, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin talks to York, Pa., high school seniors Olivia Pituch and Christina Ellis about helping to reverse their school district's ban on certain books and films being taught to students.

Manfred Steiner, 89, recently earned his Ph.D. in physics from Brown University.

He always wanted a Ph.D. in physics. He finally earned it at 89

4:00pm November 07, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"I always had this dream: Gee, someday I would like to become a physicist," said Manfred Steiner. But after World War II, he followed his family's advice to become a doctor.

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These 4 college freshmen from India have a remarkable story to tell

7:14pm November 06, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

They came from families that have faced seemingly insurmountable hardships and were admitted by top U.S. colleges. A school in India gave them their chance.

Education

This community college is giving two years of free tuition to local graduates

8:54am November 06, 2021

Scott Simon speaks to Joe Mulford, president of Pine Technical and Community College, about his college providing two years of free tuition to local high school graduates.

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High school homecoming is back

5:16pm November 05, 2021

by Debbie Truong

In many places, homecoming celebrations feel more meaningful this year. At one high school in Washington, D.C., homecoming was the largest event hosted by administrators since the pandemic started.

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Education has been a key issue in recent elections, but that might change next year

4:44pm November 05, 2021

Education issues took on an outsized role in this week's elections in Virginia and elsewhere. The question for politicians of all stripes is whether education will remain an important topic into 2022.

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Kent Fuchs, the president of the University of Florida, delivers comments during a ceremony in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 15.

University of Florida allows professors to testify in a voting rights case after all

3:19pm November 05, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The university is reversing its decision to bar three professors from serving as expert witnesses in a case against the state. The earlier decision was seen as an infringement of free speech.

A look at the history of vaccines in schools.

COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines

11:27am November 05, 2021

The first vaccine required for school was for smallpox, over 200 years ago. And for decades, all states have required that kids be vaccinated against contagious diseases like polio to attend school.