6 Ways Universities Are Responding To Coronavirus
From online classes to warnings against xenophobia — and at least one "COVID-cat" — here's how schools are coping with the global health crisis.
Education
UC Santa Cruz Fires Over 70 Striking Graduate Teaching Assistants
The University of California, Santa Cruz has fired 74 graduate teaching assistants for their refusal to end a strike. They withheld fall grades in an effort to demand higher wages.
As Schools Close Because Of Coronavirus, Nearly 300 Million Kids Aren't In Class
According to the United Nations, almost two dozen countries on three continents have closed schools because of the virus. China by far has the most students affected: more than 233 million.
Joyful Kids, Frayed Parents When COVID-19 Scare Closes German School
One of the first schools to close in Germany because of a student's possible link to the coronavirus, is also the one attended by the children of NPR's Berlin correspondent.
Seattle School Superintendent On Her District's Coronavirus Response
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Denise Juneau, superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, about how schools are preparing for future potential spread of the novel coronavirus.
Local Voters Asked To Aid In Education Shortfalls
Several North Carolina counties put a sales tax referendum on the primary ballot to help pay for education. In Forsyth County, voters approved a measure to boost teacher pay.
Letters Urge Betsy DeVos To Erase Student Loans For Borrowers With Disabilities
A broad coalition of student loan advocates is urging the U.S. education secretary to make good on federal legal protections for student borrowers with severe disabilities.
Parents Criticize Washington State School Efforts To Protect Against Coronavirus
Schools in the Puget Sound region of Washington state are taking a number of precautions given the coronavirus outbreak there. Some are closing; others are disinfecting buildings.
Should Transgender Students Be Allowed To Compete In Women's Athletics?
Attorneys for three female high school athletes in Connecticut have filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop transgender athletes from running track events against their clients.
LGBTQ Youth Fight For Equality In Sex Ed In South Carolina Classrooms
A 32-year-old law makes it illegal for teachers in that state to speak about queer relationships, unless it's about sexually transmitted infections. But a federal lawsuit could change that.