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With a shortage of staff, students are stepping up to become employees at school

8:02am March 19, 2022

by Scott Simon

Students are pitching in to help ease staffing shortages in Missouri's Northwest School District. Teens Carissa Lunte and Savannah Darner share their experiences for our series "Outbreak Voices."

Better ventilation means healthier students, but many schools can't afford to upgrade

4:22pm March 18, 2022

by Maria Godoy

The better the air quality in schools, the better students do academically and healthier they are. Improving air quality is expensive, so advocates hope money set aside under the Biden Plan will help.

This Lebanese university gives senior citizens a chance to go back to school

4:22pm March 18, 2022

The University for Seniors in Beirut, Lebanon, gives older students the chance to remain active and engaged as they age. The program's director says the vision is to portray a positive image of aging.

School bus routes may soon be cut or combined as the cost to refuel buses spikes

4:22pm March 18, 2022

by Jill Kaufman

Fluctuating fuel prices are hitting the school bus industry hard. Some districts lock in fuel prices for multiple years, and others pay as you go. There's pain and uncertainty all around.

An electronic signboard welcomes people to the Howard University campus in Washington. Faculty members say they plan to protest over unfair working conditions for its tenure faculty on campus.

Howard University faculty are threatening to strike over working conditions and wages

6:00am March 18, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Currently, there are 150 non-tenure-track, full-time teaching faculty and over 200 adjunct professors on Howard's campus.

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News brief: weapons For Ukraine, Germany's military, school violence research

7:26am March 17, 2022

President Biden approves another huge weapons package for Ukraine. Germany is building what's expected to become Europe's largest military. New research examines school violence.

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Winners of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search are announced

5:04am March 17, 2022

Two high school winners in the Society for Science and Regeneron's annual STEM competition talk about their winning projects.

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Research from the American Psychological Association examined school violence

5:04am March 17, 2022

A new survey of teachers, administrators, school social workers, school psychologists and school staff looks at incidents of violence and harassment toward school personnel.

A graduation themed mural is seen in July 2021 on the Howard University campus in Washington.

Education Department will provide grants for HBCUs targeted by bomb threats

8:44pm March 16, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat.

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A major shortage of substitute teachers has some districts training new subs in 1 day

4:26pm March 15, 2022

by Peter Medlin

Schools don't have enough short-term teachers to fill in the gaps. School districts in Illinois are now holding one-day online training to get short-term subs, even ones without teaching backgrounds.