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Colleges Get Creative To Reach Students After Enrollment Plummets Due To COVID-19

5:00am April 02, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

New data is showing that the pandemic continues to have profound impact on college enrollment. But some schools are making up that loss with aggressive recruitment and innovative ideas.

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High School Seniors Ask College Students Their Burning Questions: COVID-19 Edition

5:01pm April 01, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

From dorm room COVID-19 safety to virtual office hours, graduating high school seniors have lots of question about college in a pandemic. We've invited current college students to answer some.

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Lavonda Little has been a custodial worker at the University of Florida for more than 16 years.

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Cleaning A College In A Pandemic: 'Without Us This Campus Shuts Down'

7:01am April 01, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Colleges are leaning heavily on campus custodians. "You may not have seen us before the pandemic, but I guarantee you'll see us now," says Tanya Hughes, a campus building services head in Florida.

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Former Macy's Store In Vermont Is Converted Into High School

5:41am April 01, 2021

In Burlington, the closed Macy's department store is now the Downtown Burlington High School. Forget about stairs — students can take the escalators to class.

Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is shown to be extremely effective in young teenagers.

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescents

11:38am March 31, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Pfizer says it will submit the clinical trial results "as soon as possible" to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is hoping to start vaccinating children before the next school year.

Jason Felt teaches a cybersecurity class at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Fla. The group Cyber Florida has helped organize the program in many parts of the state, and is planning to expand its "digital literacy" campaign to include topics like di

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As Bad Information Spreads, Florida Schools Seek To Teach 'Digital Literacy'

4:21pm March 30, 2021

by Greg Myre

Many Florida high schools now teach a cybersecurity program. There's a larger plan to help students figure out what is and isn't true online. Organizers hope it will become a nationwide model.

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If In-Person Schooling Is Essential, Wen Says Teachers Should Be Vaccinated

7:36am March 30, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Leana Wen about reopening schools safely, and how that approach would change if in-person school instruction was treated as an essential service.

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Best In Show: Our Favorite College Podcasts

7:18am March 30, 2021

This year's finalists in the Student Podcast Challenge, College Edition, give us a glimpse at life on, and off, campus.

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"When the pandemic first hit, we had about 25% Internet connectivity. The infrastructure was in its beginning stages." Lori Chavez, middle school social studies teacher, Kewa Pueblo, N.M.

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COMIC: Pueblo Tribal Teacher On The Difficulty Of Getting Students Online

6:00am March 30, 2021

by LA Johnson

It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: Educate students in entirely new ways — amid the backdrop of a pandemic.

'The Backbone Of The College': How Housekeeping Staff Make In-Person College Possible

4:23pm March 29, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

In the dorms at University of Florida, the facility who keep the dorms clean has had to remind college leadership that during the pandemic they aren't just essential — but frontline workers.

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