Education

Nation's 2nd-Largest Teachers Union Says It's Time For In-Person Learning

6:28am May 17, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, about schools reopening in the fall while coronavirus cases continue to rise in some areas.

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The 2021 SPC Honorable Mentions

7:00am May 16, 2021

With over 2,600 submissions this year, the Student Podcast Challenge is bringing you a list of over 150 entries that are well worth the listen.

Education

Baltimore STEM Program Taps Into Students' Passion For Dirt Biking

7:59am May 15, 2021

by Rosemary Misdary

B360 is a STEM program in Baltimore that uses dirt bikes to get kids interested in engineering while also recruiting riders as instructors and diverting them from the justice system.

A figure wearing a yellow backpack looks into the stars, where there are outlines of graduation caps, pencils, a piggy bank, a saw and a scale.

Education

Graduating? Here's Life Kit's Best Advice For Taking The Next Step

7:00am May 15, 2021

by Andee Tagle

Graduating can be scary, especially right now. These Life Kit episodes can help you take the next step.

Education

Student Solves Problem Created While We Look Down At Our Phones

6:50am May 14, 2021

We've all missed things when looking down at our phones. Minwook Paeng wanted to draw attention that, and he created the "third eye" — an ocular prosthetic worn on your forehead.

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Tennessee State University could be due for a half-billion-dollar payout, according to recent findings that show the HBCU has been historically underfunded.

'Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented': Behind The Underfunding Of HBCUs

12:41am May 14, 2021

Tennessee could owe a historically Black university over $500 million. Andre Perry, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes the problem cuts much deeper: "We're throttling the economy."

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A girl in Jersey City wears a mask at her Pre-K graduation ceremony almost a year ago. Now schools are deciding how looser CDC guidelines on masks affect education.

Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom

10:54pm May 13, 2021

by Cory Turner

It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, pictured in 2014 when he was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, resigned Wednesday as president of the University of South Carolina.

University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing Part Of Speech

2:02pm May 13, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The crowd gasped when Robert Caslen, a former Army flag officer, called the graduating students "the newest alumni from the University of California." But his bungled speech didn't stop there.

Lewis' Memoir Describes Being A Teen Mom In College While Raising A Daughter

6:24am May 13, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

In the new book Pregnant Girl, Nicole Lewis shares her experience as a Black teenage mother and college student fighting for opportunities for herself and her child.

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Migrant Education Teams Face Challenges To Get Children Back Into Schools

8:54am May 12, 2021

by Kerry Sheridan

More than 270,000 children participate in migrant education programs across the country. Many of those programs, however, have reported declines in enrollment during the pandemic.

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