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Kendra Mendoza's son, Joshua, has cerebral palsy. She says he loves school, but got little of the therapy he needed this spring.

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A Year Of School Like No Other: How A Teacher, A Student And A Parent Have Coped

6:00am March 11, 2021

We've talked with hundreds of people since the pandemic shut down schools and colleges a year ago. We checked back back in with three of them about how their lives have changed.

Less than a year after the Trump administration enacted new rules for how schools handle cases of sexual assault and harassment, President Biden is beginning the process to replace those.

Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules

7:36pm March 10, 2021

by Tovia Smith

Biden's effort to change the way cases of sexual assault and harassment are handled by schools is drawing both cheers and fears. The move comes less than a year after Trump enacted the rules.

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Checking Back With A Teacher, College Student and Mother After A Year At Home

4:23pm March 10, 2021

On the one year anniversary of COVID-19-related school closures, NPR checks back in with a teacher, a college student and the mother of a student with disabilities about how the year has gone.

Miriam De La Torre receives a COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month. The LA Unified School District and the United Teachers LA union say they've reach a tentative agreement to return to in-person learning next month.

LA Schools, Teachers Reach Tentative Deal To Reopen Classrooms To In-Person Learning

1:48pm March 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The agreement, which still must be ratified by members of the teachers union, would see most students returning to physical classrooms for the first time in more than a year.

Education

Cooper, Legislative Leaders Announce Deal On K-12 Schools

1:24pm March 10, 2021

by Associated Press, Gary Robertson

Young Farmers Face A Barrier Their Parents Didn't: Student Loan Debt

6:17am March 10, 2021

by Christina Stella

The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60 years old. That means younger farmers are urgently needed. A third of U.S. farmland is expected to change hands by 2035.

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Committee Deems 'Eyes Of Texas' Not 'Overtly Racist'

4:34pm March 09, 2021

by Jimmy Maas

A long-awaited report on the University of Texas' alma mater has found the song is not "overtly racist." "Eyes of Texas," played before and after football games, has roiled the campus the past year.

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Public School Records Will Now Display Student's Chosen Name

11:00am March 09, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

A new change will allow North Carolina public school records to display a student's chosen name, as opposed to their legal name.

What the $300 a month child benefit could do for parents on the edge.

What The $300 A Month Child Benefit Could Mean For A Family On The Edge

9:36am March 09, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

The monthly checks would mark a big shift in the federal government's approach to child poverty. One study estimates they could cut the number of poor children by half.

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3 Grad Students At University Of Helsinki Win 'Dance Your PH.D.' Contest

9:08am March 09, 2021

It's amazing to complete a Ph.D., but can you dance to it? Some scientists are getting their groove on to explain their research. An online contest offers them cash prizes.

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