Education

Covid testing in schools as a bridge to getting back in the classroom.

Kids are losing school days to quarantines. Here's a way to keep them in classrooms

4:22pm October 12, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

Test-to-stay policies could help keep students in in-person school. But amid a national shortage, rapid tests can be hard to come by, and the practice isn't common.

A wall of Lego minifigures is encased inside the lobby of the Legoland Hotel in Goshen, N.Y. on Aug. 6. The Danish company is pledging to remove harmful stereotypes from its products and marketing.

Lego says it will work to rid its toys of harmful gender bias

2:59pm October 12, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The toy company says it will work to make its products and marketing more inclusive, citing new research into how kids and parents see creativity through a gendered lens.

Education

Why 2021's college sophomores are the new freshman

7:12am October 11, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

With so many colleges going virtual last year, many sophomores are on campus for the first time. But it's different — a lot still feel like freshman. Colleges set up programs to get them caught up.

Radio Diaries: Teachers document their hopes and fears during the pandemic

7:57am October 10, 2021

Teachers have a lot on their plates this fall — from navigating mask mandates to children who aren't used to in-person school. We hear from seven educators who tell us what it's been like.

Education

You don't need a bachelor's degree to land a high-paying job

4:31pm October 07, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

On average, a worker with a bachelor's degree will earn more than a worker who doesn't have one. But new research shows there are a lot of exceptions.

Education

New early childhood development center to open at Bennett College

1:41pm October 07, 2021

by Bethany Chafin

The new early childhood education center on the campus of Bennett College is a partnership between the school and the nonprofit

Illustration of young people holding their cell phones up to their face

Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health

7:03pm October 06, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.

"Borrowers who devote a decade of their lives to public service should be able to rely on the promise of Public Service Loan Forgiveness," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said on Wednesday.

What borrowers need to know about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness overhaul

10:18am October 06, 2021

by Cory Turner

On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program's rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers.

Senators discuss their proposal that would repair the infrastructure of HBCUS and

4:51pm October 05, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Senators Chris Coons, D-Del., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., about their proposed act which would update the infrastructure of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Student athletes have an easier time accessing mental health care on campus

4:51pm October 05, 2021

by Alisa Roth

One group of college student, athletes, routinely get more access to mental health services as an effort to care for the whole athlete. This care is gaining traction, but it is fair to other students?