Education

The University of North Carolina is the first school to organize group licensing deals for its players.

UNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players

3:57pm July 21, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

As college athletes nationwide rush to ink individual sponsorship deals under a new NCAA policy, North Carolina is the first to say it will license players in groups alongside school trademarks.

Diverse set of child portrait avatars wearing masks.

Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say

6:47pm July 20, 2021

by Clare Lombardo

The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2.

In early June, people gathered on Indiana University's Bloomington campus to protest the college's vaccine requirement. Later that month, a group of students sued the school, claiming the policy violated their rights.

Indiana University's Vaccine Requirement Should Stand, Federal Judge Rules

6:51pm July 19, 2021

by Clare Lombardo

A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things.

Chicago School Staff Will Visit 18,000 Students Who Detached During The Pandemic

4:42pm July 16, 2021

by Sarah Karp

Chicago Public Schools have more than 18,000 students who are failing multiple classes and did not show up to classes regularly, if at all. The district will go door-to-door to try to reengage them.

Education

Guilford County Schools Returns To In-Person Public Meetings

4:30pm July 14, 2021

by Keri Brown

The Guilford County Board of Education held its first open public meeting this week after closing in-person participation more than a year ago because of the pandemic.

College Football Player Discusses The New Frontier Of NIL Endorsements

4:28pm July 14, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Antwan Owens, Jackson State University college football player, about his NIL endorsement contract and the new frontier of college sports.

N. Carolina GOP Would Ban K-12 Promotion Of Views About Race

2:22pm July 14, 2021

by Associated Press, Bryan Anderson

North Carolina Republicans advanced legislation on Wednesday that defines how teachers can discuss certain concepts about race and racism inside the classroom.

The Pandemic Changed Medical Education In Potentially Lasting Ways

5:50pm July 13, 2021

Medical schools were forced to pivot to remote lectures and telemedicine visits during the pandemic. Some of those changes might be sticking for good.

Cornel West, here at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in 2016, suggests in his resignation letter that politics were a factor in Harvard University's decision not to extend tenure to him.

Cornel West Has Announced He's Leaving Harvard And Says The School Has Lost Its Way

3:21pm July 13, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

In a resignation letter posted to Twitter on Monday, West says the university is suffering from "intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of deep depths."

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, pictured at the Illinois State Capitol in May 2020, has signed legislation that makes his state the first in the nation to require the teaching of Asian American history in public schools.

Education

Illinois Has Become The First State To Require The Teaching Of Asian American History

10:54am July 13, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require public school students to learn about Asian American history starting in the 2022-2023 school year.