Education
Academic Who Brought Critical Race Theory To Education Says Bills Are Misguided
Legislators are calling Critical Race Theory divisive and pushing to ban it in classrooms. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Gloria Ladson-Billings, one of the first to apply the theory in education.
Law Professor Says Supreme Court NCAA Ruling Is Meaningful, But Not Monumental
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cardozo School of Law professor Ekow Yankah about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow education-related compensation to student athletes.
Supreme Court Ruling Could Reshape The Face Of College Athletics
Faced with the prospect of reshaping college athletics, the U.S. Supreme Court issued potentially transformative ruling Monday in a case that pitted college athletes against the NCAA.
'1,000% Win In My Book': Former College Athlete Reacts To SCOTUS Decision
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Martin Jenkins, a former Clemson football player who sued the NCAA seven years ago. He testified that he felt he had to prioritize athletics over academics.
UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected
The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school.
Philadelphia Grandmother Graduates High School 50 Years After She Dropped Out
Twyanna Williams left high school when she was 15 years old so she could help her mom pay the bills. But she never stopped wanting to go back to school. Williams was also the class valedictorian.
Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure Rejection Rocks UNC Campus
The decision highlights the divisions between her view of the mission of journalism and Arkansas newspaper publisher whose name adorns the school.
This School District Erased All Holiday Names After Dropping Columbus Day
Some institutions have dropped the name Columbus Day or switched to celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day. One New Jersey school district came up with a new solution: eliminate all holiday names.