Education

Walmart has a plan to pay for its workers to get college degrees without going into debt.

Walmart Offering Full College Tuition And Books For Employees

5:11pm July 27, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

As a result, approximately 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam's Club workers in the U.S. will be able to earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of debt.

The Behavioral Economics Manifesto Gets Revised

3:23pm July 27, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

We speak with the Nobel Prize-winning founder of behavioral economics about the new — and last — version of his classic book, Nudge.

A schoolboy wears a protective face mask.

Education

Kindergarten Enrollment Fell Last Year. Now Schools Wonder How Many Kids Are Coming

5:02pm July 26, 2021

by Clare Lombardo

It's too soon to say if schools will see a surge, but they do know that kindergartners are entering their first year of school with a wide range of experience.

After losing several family members to COVID-19, Paullette Healy says she isn't ready to send her son back into classrooms this fall.

How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into School Buildings

9:22am July 26, 2021

by Sneha Dey

Parents across the country are weighing whether to send their children to in-person school this fall. Some districts are getting creative in an effort to win them back.

Censorship Scholar On Book Bans And Critical Race Theory

5:20pm July 25, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Richard Price, author of the Adventures In Censorship blog, about trends in censorship and book banning.

New Illinois Law To Require Asian-American History In Public Schools

8:45am July 24, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Illinois State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz about a new law that would make Asian-American history a mandatory part of the state's public school curriculum.

Ethan Lincoln, 17, fishes for king salmon and red salmon with his cousin Avery Tulik in the Kangirlvar Bay, Alaska.

When Schools Shut Down In Alaska, These Students Went Moose Hunting

2:08pm July 23, 2021

In the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska, many families practice subsistence hunting to get food on the table. Three students reconnected with that tradition during the pandemic.

Shari Davis presentation on the TED MainStage, as part of TED2020: Uncharted. July 02, 2020. Photo courtesy of TED.

Shari Davis: What If You Could Decide How The Government Spends Public Funds?

9:52am July 23, 2021

Public places don't always fully meet the needs of a community. Shari Davis explains how participatory budgeting can give us all a voice in creating safer and more equitable public spaces.

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Education

Atlanta Teenagers Make History At Harvard Debate Competition

9:44am July 23, 2021

Two high school students from Atlanta made history at the prestigious Harvard International Debate Competition. Jayla Jackson and Emani Stanton are the first duo of Black females to win.

When Students In Alaska Switched To At-Home Learning, Something Unexpected Happened

4:58pm July 22, 2021

by Sequoia Carrillo

When three students in the Yukon Delta region of Alaska were sent home from school last year something unexpected happened — they reconnected with their family tradition of subsistence hunting.