Education

CDC Updates School Guidelines For Students Returning In The Fall

6:07am July 12, 2021

The CDC has revised guidance for schools for fall 2021. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten about the latest recommendations for in-person learning.

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Texas Lawmakers Take Aim At Critical Race Theory

5:23pm July 11, 2021

Texas' governor says a new education bill designed to keep critical race theory out of the state's classrooms doesn't go far enough. Texas school districts deny they even teach critical race theory.

Sierra Leone's minister of education and chief innovation officer David Moinina Sengeh is a man of many talents. He's using mobile phone technology to improve daily life, he invented a way to make a prosthetic limb with a computer-assisted technique and h

This Education Minister Is A Renaissance Man (And He's Got A Music Video To Prove It)

7:17am July 10, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Sierra Leone's education minister and MIT graduate David Moinina Sengeh is shooting for the moon when it comes to his country's future, from schools to health-care to ... space travel.

Activists pose for a photo after raising a large rainbow heart in front of Hungary's parliament building in Budapest on Thursday. The activists are protesting against a new law they say discriminates against and marginalizes LGBTQ people.

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Content From Schools, But Some Teachers Say They Will Defy It

6:40pm July 09, 2021

by Esme Nicholson

Hungary is banning LGBTQ content from classrooms and media that reaches minors. Not if these educators can help it.

Masks are critical in reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission for children too young for vaccines, such as this 7-year-old girl. That's part of the newly updated CDC guidelines for the coming school year — and for travel plans parents are making for

CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips

3:18pm July 09, 2021

by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?

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Nikole Hannah-Jones And Ta-Nehisi Coates To Join Howard University Faculty

5:00am July 09, 2021

After some controversy, Nikole Hannah-Jones declined a position at UNC and will instead join Ta-Nehisi Coates at Howard University. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Coates about their new roles.

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, La., celebrates winning the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World on Thursday.

Zaila Avant-garde Becomes First African American To Win Scripps Spelling Bee

11:23pm July 08, 2021

The 14-year-old Louisianan outspelled the competition with the winning word "murraya."

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The news is a blow to UNC, which had its reputation damaged by its trustees' initial reluctance to grant tenure to Hannah-Jones. Howard also announced writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will join its faculty.