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4:46pm Dec 28, 2020

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Schools Face A Massive Challenge To Make Up For Learning Lost During The Pandemic

by Mary Louise Kelly

Former Education Secretary John King Jr. thinks a national tutoring program would help students make up for lost learning during the pandemic. He talked with NPR about the challenges facing schools.

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9:21am Dec 27, 2020

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How One Teen Handles Anxiety Disorder Through The Pandemic

A Michigan teenager shares what it's like to live with an anxiety disorder.
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2:53pm Dec 24, 2020

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In Rural America, Fears About The Future Abound As Fewer Students Go To College

by Jon Marcus

The isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic are driving the dramatic drop in numbers, threatening the already precarious economies of these areas and widening their socioeconomic drift.

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6:29am Dec 24, 2020

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At 3 Top Universities, Black Student Body Presidents Make History

There's a new set of student leaders at some of the country's top universities. And these trailblazers are working to ensure that the quest for racial justice, diversity and inclusion continues.

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5:47pm Dec 23, 2020

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A 'Real Easy' Choice: Biden Introduces Education Pick Miguel Cardona

by Elissa Nadworny

The lifelong educator is the third Latino candidate Biden's put forward for a Cabinet post. On Wednesday, Cardona spoke of the challenges schools have faced this year: "I've lived those challenges."

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1:36pm Dec 23, 2020

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NC Gets Funding To Expand National Early Literacy Program

by Keri Brown

A national program that works to improve literacy development for young children is expanding across the state.
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8:15pm Dec 22, 2020

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Biden Picks Connecticut Schools Chief Miguel Cardona As Education Secretary

Cardona is a former teacher and has spent much of the pandemic pushing to reopen schools. President-elect Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate him on Tuesday evening.
4:23pm Dec 22, 2020

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West Point Professor On Cheating Scandal At The U.S. Military Academy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tim Bakken, a law professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, about allegations that more than 70 cadets cheated on a remote exam last spring.
4:23pm Dec 22, 2020

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Biden To Pick Miguel Cardona To Be Next Secretary Of Education

by Elissa Nadworny

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Miguel Cardona to be his secretary of education. Cardona will have a lot on his plate, but one of the administration's top priorities is reopening schools.

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11:03pm Dec 21, 2020

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More Than 70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating In Academic Scandal

Instructors at the Army's premier training ground for officers revealed the academic scandal on Monday, saying it's the worst they've seen since 1976. Some called it a national security issue.
4:05pm Dec 21, 2020

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Guilford County Schools Leader Under Consideration For Education Secretary

by Keri Brown

Several North Carolina educators are being considered for the next U.S. Education Secretary. One of them is Guilford County Schools Superintendent Sharon Contreras.
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4:02pm Dec 21, 2020

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Despite High Demand For Nurses, Colleges Aren't Keeping Up

by Matt Krupnick

Even before COVID-19, the system wasn't turning out enough nurses to meet the national shortage.