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Nikole Hannah-Jones stands for a portrait at her home in Brooklyn on July 6, 2021. Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure.

Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones Chose Howard Over UNC. HBCUs Hope It's The Start Of A New Era

5:00am July 13, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

At historically black colleges and universities, Hannah-Jones' decision is being celebrated as an important step toward redefining which schools should be considered among the most prestigious.

New Survey Shows What Parts Of U.S. History Kids Across America Are Actually Learning

4:25pm July 12, 2021

by Cory Turner

Amidst the heated debate around critical race theory, a new survey of states' U.S. history and civics standards sheds new light on what students are actually learning about race and racism.

CDC Updates School Guidelines For Students Returning In The Fall

6:07am July 12, 2021

The CDC has revised guidance for schools for fall 2021. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten about the latest recommendations for in-person learning.

Education

Texas Lawmakers Take Aim At Critical Race Theory

5:23pm July 11, 2021

Texas' governor says a new education bill designed to keep critical race theory out of the state's classrooms doesn't go far enough. Texas school districts deny they even teach critical race theory.

Sierra Leone's minister of education and chief innovation officer David Moinina Sengeh is a man of many talents. He's using mobile phone technology to improve daily life, he invented a way to make a prosthetic limb with a computer-assisted technique and h

This Education Minister Is A Renaissance Man (And He's Got A Music Video To Prove It)

7:17am July 10, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Sierra Leone's education minister and MIT graduate David Moinina Sengeh is shooting for the moon when it comes to his country's future, from schools to health-care to ... space travel.

Activists pose for a photo after raising a large rainbow heart in front of Hungary's parliament building in Budapest on Thursday. The activists are protesting against a new law they say discriminates against and marginalizes LGBTQ people.

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Content From Schools, But Some Teachers Say They Will Defy It

6:40pm July 09, 2021

by Esme Nicholson

Hungary is banning LGBTQ content from classrooms and media that reaches minors. Not if these educators can help it.

Masks are critical in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission for children too young for vaccines, such as this 7-year-old girl. That's part of the newly updated CDC guidelines for the coming school year — and for travel plans parents are making for

CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips

3:18pm July 09, 2021

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?

Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones And Ta-Nehisi Coates To Join Howard University Faculty

5:00am July 09, 2021

After some controversy, Nikole Hannah-Jones declined a position at UNC and will instead join Ta-Nehisi Coates at Howard University. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Coates about their new roles.

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, La., celebrates winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World on Thursday.

Zaila Avant-garde Becomes First African American To Win Scripps Spelling Bee

11:23pm July 08, 2021

The 14-year-old Louisianan outspelled the competition with the winning word "murraya."

Education

After Canceling Last Year's Competition, 2021 Spelling Bee Will Crown A Champ

6:11am July 08, 2021

Eleven students will compete Thursday night in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. If there isn't a clear winner after an hour and 50 minutes of competition, they'll go into a spell-off.