Broadband Gaps In Rural NC Raise Equity Concerns
Schools across the state are planning ahead for the possibility of continued remote learning.
Education
'Dear NPR': In Postcards From The Shutdown, Kids Show Us Life — And Learning
From online soccer to missing Grandma, children all over the country sent us postcards about their lives. Along the way, they gave us a glimpse of what it's like to be a kid right now.
A Teacher Ponders Risk Of Returning To Work While Being Paid Less Than Unemployment
Lainy Morse, a preschool teacher, dreads going back to a classroom filled with kids who don't understand hand-washing or social distancing. And she'd make less than she does on unemployment.
Summer Reading Takes Flight In Virginia School District
Montgomery County Public Schools in Southwestern Virginia uses a company called Wing. One of the company's small drones hovers 23 feet over a student's house and it drops the book on a cable.
Ski Town Grads Ride The Chairlift To Collect Their Diplomas
"Out of all the different types of graduations different high schools are having, I think this is the coolest," says one senior at Kennett High School in North Conway, N.H.
Performing In A Pandemic: Taking The High School Play Online
Students look forward all year to their big end-of-year productions. This year, many educators got creative in helping their student shine — despite the shutdown due to COVID-19
Week In Politics: Millions May Remain Unemployed For Extended Period, COVID-19 Cases Spike
Coronavirus infections spike in several states, and the Federal Reserve predicts millions of Americans will be unemployed for an extended period of time.
Dear Class Of 2020: Pandemic Solidifies Cashier's Dream To Be A Nurse
Graduating senior Haley Watts, a grocery store cashier in Atlanta, delivers a message to the class of 2020. She graduated from Chamblee Charter High School.
New UMD President Steps Into The Job Amid Crisis
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Darryll Pines, a new president of the University of Maryland, about him stepping into the position in the middle of the pandemic and economic crisis.
4 Ways Racial Inequity Harms American Schoolchildren
The country's racial justice problems aren't limited to policing — U.S. schools also struggle with inequity and implicit bias.