Education

In this photo illustration, a pack of Lunchables is displayed on Wednesday in San Anselmo, Calif. Consumer Reports is asking for the Department of Agriculture to eliminate Lunchables food kits from the National School Lunch Program after finding high levels of lead, sodium and cadmium in tested kits.

Consumer Reports asks USDA to remove Lunchables from schools' lunch menus

2:56pm April 10, 2024

The group found high levels of sodium and the presence of heavy metals in meal kits it tested. A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said all of its products meet strict safety standards.

Kansas school has found a solution for negative behavior: Put kids to work

5:16am April 10, 2024

by Suzanne Perez

A pilot program in elementary schools in Kansas gives kids meaningful work as a way to handle post-pandemic behavior problems.

Teacher works with two students in a classroom

New report highlights needs of Latinx education leaders in North Carolina

3:37pm April 09, 2024

by Amy Diaz

A report published last week calls attention to the challenges faced by Latinx education leaders in North Carolina. The findings show a need for increased representation and access to opportunities.

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Biden will once again try to pay off student loan debt for millions of Americans

7:23am April 09, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about President Biden's latest student loan debt forgiveness plan.

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A look at Biden's new plan for student debt relief

7:36pm April 08, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

The Biden administration has announced the details of a new plan for student debt relief, this time targeting specific groups of borrowers.

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TOPSHOT - Shadows form on the ground as the moon moves in front of the sun in a rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse in Singapore on December 26, 2019.

Student loan proposal targets accrued interest; Israel and Hamas war hits six months

8:00am April 08, 2024

by Mansee Khurana

Biden administration targets accrued interest in latest student loan relief proposal. Israel withdraws troops as the Israel-Hamas war reaches the six month mark.

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Morning news brief

5:07am April 08, 2024

Millions of people in the U.S. will experience a total eclipse of the sun. The Biden administration seeks student debt relief for millions. It's been six months since Hamas attacked southern Israel.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participates in an event at Dartmouth College in January.

Biden seeks student debt relief for millions

5:07am April 08, 2024

by Sequoia Carrillo

The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

A group of children don eclipse glasses to watch the 2017 solar eclipse at Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming.

A lot of kids got to see the last total eclipse. What they remember may surprise you

11:14am April 06, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Total solar eclipse chasers say that seeing the moon block out the sun, revealing the corona, is a life-changing experience. Kids, on the other hand, remember eating moon pies.

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Nebraska high school students learn how to channel their beliefs into action

10:25am April 06, 2024

by Kassidy Arena

Students from Nebraska learn how to lobby for causes that matter to them.

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