Education
Los Angeles Schools Plan To Test Students And Employees For The Coronavirus
The Los Angeles Unified School District announced plans for periodic coronavirus testing of students and employees to research the coronavirus and determine whether school reopenings are safe.
As New School Year Begins Remotely, Some Districts Face Device Shortages
School systems have been distributing Chromebooks, iPads, and other devices over the past week.
Rural Schools Struggle With Road Ahead In Era Of Coronavirus
Some schools across the country are under pressure to reopen for in-person classes, even in states like Idaho where coronavirus cases continue to rise out of control.
To Keep Campuses Safe, Some Colleges To Test Students For Coronavirus Twice A Week
Some colleges are betting on new, proprietary tests they've developed to keep the college safe. The idea is, test everyone at least twice a week and you can catch most infections early.
Need A Laptop? Colleges Boost Loaner Programs Amid Pandemic
One in 10 U.S. college students doesn't have access to a laptop. The pandemic is pushing colleges to change that.
Colleges That Keep Small Isolated Towns Vibrant Now Pose Public Health Threat
Many of those institutions hung on year-to-year even before the pandemic. Now COVID-19 threatens to cut off the oxygen sustaining these schools, and the sports programs that drive enrollment.
DOJ Investigation Finds Yale Discriminating Against Applicants On The Basis Of Race
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal about a Justice Department investigation that found Yale University is discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
DOJ: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants In Admissions
The Justice Department said its two-year investigation found that race is "the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year." Yale categorically denies the allegation.