Education

Law Professor Says Supreme Court NCAA Ruling Is Meaningful, But Not Monumental

4:38pm June 22, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cardozo School of Law professor Ekow Yankah about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow education-related compensation to student athletes.

Supreme Court Ruling Could Reshape The Face Of College Athletics

6:51pm June 21, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

Faced with the prospect of reshaping college athletics, the U.S. Supreme Court issued potentially transformative ruling Monday in a case that pitted college athletes against the NCAA.

'1,000% Win In My Book': Former College Athlete Reacts To SCOTUS Decision

4:40pm June 21, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Martin Jenkins, a former Clemson football player who sued the NCAA seven years ago. He testified that he felt he had to prioritize athletics over academics.

A bid for tenure by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been opposed by a leading donor of the journalism school, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Publisher Walter Hussman.

Education

UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected

1:09pm June 21, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school.

Education

Philadelphia Grandmother Graduates High School 50 Years After She Dropped Out

5:41am June 21, 2021

Twyanna Williams left high school when she was 15 years old so she could help her mom pay the bills. But she never stopped wanting to go back to school. Williams was also the class valedictorian.

Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure Rejection Rocks UNC Campus

4:57am June 18, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The decision highlights the divisions between her view of the mission of journalism and Arkansas newspaper publisher whose name adorns the school.

Some institutions have scrapped Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.

This School District Erased All Holiday Names After Dropping Columbus Day

7:50pm June 16, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.

Parents Say Schools Must Make Up For Failing Kids With Disabilities During Pandemic

5:00pm June 16, 2021

Families say schools must make up for all their children have lost after the special education services they have a legal right to were disrupted or stopped during the pandemic in many districts.

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When relaying why she chose the farm fields for her college graduation photo shoot, Jennifer Rocha explained it's because that's where her parents "sacrificed their backs, their sweat, their early mornings, late afternoons, working cold winters, hot summe

Education

A College Grad Honored Her Parents With A Photo Shoot In The Fields Where They Worked

5:00pm June 16, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"The whole reason I wanted to go back to the fields with my parents is because I wouldn't have the degree and the diploma if it wasn't for them," says Jennifer Rocha, recent graduate of UC San Diego.

Bell helps Caleb to the kitchen table for breakfast in their Harlem home. "It was very difficult for him to participate in any [remote] activities or related services due to his inability to see, hear or speak," she says. "All of his services decreased in

After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

1:18pm June 16, 2021

Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.

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