Education

Classrooms in Columbus, Ohio, are empty on 1st day back as teachers strike

4:17pm August 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Fuentes, Columbus Education Association spokesperson, about the teacher's strike over failed contract negotiations between the teacher's union and the school board.

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Members of the All India Muslim Students Federation protest at Delhi University against the hijab ban in educational institutions, on Feb. 8 in New Delhi, India.

As India turns 75, Muslim girls are suing to wear the hijab — and protect secularism

3:52pm August 24, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued. Her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, could redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools approves contract for Transforming Teens after school program

3:29pm August 24, 2022

by Amy Diaz

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education approved a $125,000 contract Tuesday night for a new after school program.

Schools across the country offer teachers more money to staff their classrooms

8:08am August 24, 2022

by Grant Gerlock

Iowa's largest school district is offering a big incentive to address teacher shortages. Experienced teachers who put off retirement for one more year can make an extra $50,000 or more.

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White House mulls student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers

8:08am August 24, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Jared Bass from the Center for American Progress about possible student loan relief from the Biden administration.

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Armando Hurtado Medina, co-coordinator for the English program at the Embajadores de Jesús migrant shelter teaches a basic English lesson at the shelter in Tijuana.

In converted buses and tin-roof sheds, migrant students get a lesson in hope

5:03am August 24, 2022

In Tijuana, a landmark program has grown exponentially over the last few years and has professionalized education for migrant children in a way not seen before in the city.

Student loan payments are about to restart. Can American families afford them?

4:41pm August 23, 2022

After being on pause throughout the pandemic, student loan payments are expected to restart on Aug. 31, devastating household budgets across the country.

Members of the Columbus Education Association rally earlier this summer ahead of their vote this past Sunday night to officially strike this week.

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike

4:23pm August 22, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Children in the Columbus, Ohio, school system will likely begin their first day online because 4,500 teachers are striking after negotiations over a new contract with the district went nowhere.

Hundreds of staff members at American University in Washington, D.C., say they are planning to go on strike Monday over complaints of unfair working conditions and low wages. Here, students are seen walking on campus.

American University staffers plan to strike over working conditions and low wages

1:58pm August 22, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

More than 91% of American University's staff voted in favor of the week-long strike, according to the union.

Florida's Sarasota County School District is not purchasing or accepting donations of new books until at least January as it hires new staff and awaits new guidance to best comply with a statewide education law.

A Florida district declines dictionary donations as it navigates a new book law

1:38pm August 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

A local Rotary Club and nonprofit have given dictionaries to Sarasota, Fla., schools for over a decade. The district declined this year amidst amidst a book freeze while it navigates a new state law.