Education

Florida's public schools open this year under a slate of new education laws

5:07am August 25, 2022

by Kerry Sheridan

Teachers in Florida are navigating new rules on how they teach topics involving sexual orientation, race and more. Some say the rules are stifling while others pledge they won't change how they teach.

More than two years ago, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to cancel at least $10,000 in federal student loans. The pledge has followed his administration ever since.

Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients

4:59pm August 24, 2022

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.

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Education Secretary Cardona explains Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

4:44pm August 24, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about the Biden administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers.

Classrooms in Columbus, Ohio, are empty on 1st day back as teachers strike

4:17pm August 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Fuentes, Columbus Education Association spokesperson, about the teacher's strike over failed contract negotiations between the teacher's union and the school board.

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Members of the All India Muslim Students Federation protest at Delhi University against the hijab ban in educational institutions, on Feb. 8 in New Delhi, India.

As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism

3:52pm August 24, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued. Her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, could redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.

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Schools across the country offer teachers more money to staff their classrooms

8:08am August 24, 2022

by Grant Gerlock

Iowa's largest school district is offering a big incentive to address teacher shortages. Experienced teachers who put off retirement for one more year can make an extra $50,000 or more.

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Education

White House mulls student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers

8:08am August 24, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Jared Bass from the Center for American Progress about possible student loan relief from the Biden administration.

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Armando Hurtado Medina, co-coordinator for the English program at the Embajadores de Jesús migrant shelter teaches a basic English lesson at the shelter in Tijuana.

Children in the Columbus, Ohio, school system will likely begin their first day online because 4,500 teachers are striking after negotiations over a new contract with the district went nowhere.

Education

Florida's public schools open this year under a slate of new education laws

Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients

Education Secretary Cardona explains Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

Classrooms in Columbus, Ohio, are empty on 1st day back as teachers strike

As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism

Schools across the country offer teachers more money to staff their classrooms

White House mulls student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers

In converted buses and tin-roof sheds, migrant students get a lesson in hope

Student loan payments are about to restart. Can American families afford them?

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike