The superstar teachers of our Student Podcast Challenge
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With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together
With students back at school this fall, classes sound almost normal — they just look a little different.
Students at Howard University are protesting poor housing conditions on campus
Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.
The Jubilee Singers, HBCU Fisk University's a cappella ensemble, celebrate 150 years
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Paul Kwami, director of Fisk University's Jubilee Singers, and pianist Nina Kennedy on the 150 commemoration of the Jubilee Singers Fundraising tour.
Black children make up more than half of the incidents of police using force on kids
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Kristin Henning of Georgetown University on why Black children are more likely to be handled forcibly by police.
What it's like to be on the front lines of the school board culture war
Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.
Student loan forgiveness is a lot closer for some borrowers, and they are pumped
Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.
School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters
This year, typically sleepy school board elections have become fraught with fights over masks, vaccines and diversity curricula. Could this affect races higher up the ballot in 2022 and 2024?
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland, Fla.