Education

7:59am May 15, 2021

Education Education

Baltimore STEM Program Taps Into Students' Passion For Dirt Biking

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.
Kristen Uroda for NPR

7:00am May 15, 2021

Education Education

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

by Andee Tagle

Graduating can be scary, especially right now. These Life Kit episodes can help you take the next step.
4:26pm May 14, 2021

Education Education

Guilford County Educators Ask State To Approve More Restart Schools

by Keri Brown

Some Guilford County schools will have more instruction days for the new academic year. It’s part of the district’s plan to help struggling students.
6:50am May 14, 2021

Education Education

Student Solves Problem Created While We Look Down At Our Phones

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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12:41am May 14, 2021

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

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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10:54pm May 13, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

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

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.
Mike Groll / AP

2:02pm May 13, 2021

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University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing Part Of Speech

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.
6:24am May 13, 2021

Books Books Education

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

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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4:36pm May 12, 2021

Education Education

WS/FC Schools Seeks Public Input On Spending Federal COVID Funds

by Keri Brown

School districts across the state are making plans for additional federal funding they will receive to help address the impacts of the pandemic.
8:54am May 12, 2021

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Migrant Education Teams Face Challenges To Get Children Back Into Schools

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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10:43pm May 11, 2021

Education Education

Raises For Teachers, Some Staff In GCS Budget Request

by Keri Brown

The Guilford County School board approved the superintendent’s
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1:30pm May 11, 2021

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Warren, Sanders Call For Expanding Food Aid To College Students

by Elissa Nadworny

The senators are introducing a bill that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.