Education

Craig LeMoult / GBH

6:00am Oct 23, 2021

National National Science Arts Health & Safety Education

With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together

by Craig LeMoult

With students back at school this fall, classes sound almost normal — they just look a little different.
Jeff Greenberg / Universal Images Group via Getty

9:33pm Oct 22, 2021

National National Education

Students at Howard University are protesting poor housing conditions on campus

by Jonathan Franklin

Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.
5:00pm Oct 22, 2021

National National Music & Culture Education

The Jubilee Singers, HBCU Fisk University's a cappella ensemble, celebrate 150 years

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Paul Kwami, director of Fisk University's Jubilee Singers, and pianist Nina Kennedy on the 150 commemoration of the Jubilee Singers Fundraising tour.
4:48pm Oct 22, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education

Survey finds NC child care programs face critical staffing shortages

by Keri Brown
3:25pm Oct 22, 2021

Education Education

Catawba College contemplates future with $200 million gift

by David Ford

Catawba College has been given $200 million by an anonymous donor. It’s the largest donation in the school’s 170-year history.
4:56pm Oct 21, 2021

National National Health & Safety Education

Black children make up more than half of the incidents of police using force on kids

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Kristin Henning of Georgetown University on why Black children are more likely to be handled forcibly by police.
Johnathon Kelso for NPR

4:53pm Oct 21, 2021

National National Politics & Government Education

What it's like to be on the front lines of the school board culture war

by Anya Kamenetz

Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.
Roxanne Turpen and Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR

4:10pm Oct 21, 2021

National National Education

Student loan forgiveness is a lot closer for some borrowers, and they are pumped

by Cory Turner

Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.
Tamara Keith / NPR

6:39pm Oct 20, 2021

National National Politics & Government Education

School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters

by Tamara Keith

This year, typically sleepy school board elections have become fraught with fights over masks, vaccines and diversity curricula. Could this affect races higher up the ballot in 2022 and 2024?
3:46pm Oct 20, 2021

Education Education

GCS requests $1.7 billion school construction bond referendum

by Keri Brown

Guilford County Schools is hoping the community will help the district with unmet capital needs.
Amy Beth Bennett / AP

3:44pm Oct 20, 2021

National National Education

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

by Bill Chappell

The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland, Fla.
Jessica Hill / AP

2:38pm Oct 20, 2021

Education Education

Amherst college is ending legacy admissions, which gave an edge to children of alumni

by The Associated Press

The liberal arts school said it's dropping legacy admissions to both create a fairer system and to promote diversity. The practice has been criticized for advantaging students from wealthier families.