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Can Military Academies Serve As A Road Map For Reopening Colleges?
Mandatory masks, strict discipline and rigorous testing have helped the academies, including West Point and Annapolis, welcome students back to campus. Can other schools learn from their example?
How The Coronavirus Has Upended College Admissions
Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.
Guilford County Schools Test Mobile Thermometer App Ahead Of School Year
Guilford County Schools officials are testing a new app that could make boarding a school bus or entering a school building easier whenever stud
French Education Minister Says School Reopenings Will Be Done 'Very Progressively'
France's minister of education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, talked with NPR about the gradual reopening of schools, which will be voluntary. Still, many parents and administrators are against the plan.
NC Educators Struggle To Connect With Students, Fear What’s Lost From Remote Class
Public school teachers across North Carolina are grappling with changes from COVID-19 restrictions. Buildings remain eerily quiet for this time of year, as students continue with remote learning.
China Has Been Slow To Embrace #MeToo. Pop-Up Sexual Consent Workshops Might Help
After her own sexual assault, a social media celebrity in China is challenging the country's taboo against frank discussions about sex by hosting consent workshops for students at a Beijing bar.
In Pittsburgh, Juvenile Offenders At The Local Jail Go Back To School, Too
The Allegheny County Jail runs a full high school for juveniles charged as adults. "In this part of the building, you are a student," Principal Jay Moser tells students on the first day.
NC Program Hopes To Keep Students In School, Out Of Court
A program that has taken root in several North Carolina communities to keep kids in school and out of the courtroom could soon expand across the state.