Education

N.H. community colleges are helping to train much needed electric vehicle mechanics

5:15am March 06, 2023

by Sarah Gibson

Mechanics need different skills to fix electric vehicles. That's contributing to a shortage of EV mechanics. In New Hampshire, EV training programs are working to get technicians up to speed.

Students releasing salmon into the lake on the Salmon Field Trip.

Students learn lessons on climate change, pollution through raising salmon

1:25pm March 04, 2023

by Claire Murashima

Although many Alaskan students are familiar with salmon fishing, raising them gives them a new perspective on writing, science, math and art.

Education

Lumbee Tribal Flag now hangs in Appalachian State student union

5:02pm March 03, 2023

by Paul Garber

Appalachian State University officials have unveiled a Lumbee Tribal Flag on campus to honor the members and heritage of the tribe.

Image shows advocates of student loan forgiveness outside of the U.S. Supreme Court

Nearly 200,000 student debt loans for northwest North Carolinians hang in the balance as Supreme Court weighs arguments

4:32pm March 03, 2023

by Braden Bock

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering arguments over the legality of President Joe Biden’s proposed federal student loan relief program.

Wake Forest University receives $3M to study the connection between dance and brain health

10:54am March 03, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest University has received a $3 million grant to study how dance might improve cognitive health. The five-year study, called IGROOVE, is meant to further research on how dance can impact fitness, memory, and brain health.

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A Louisville, Ky., classroom sits empty in January 2022, during a COVID surge driven by the omicron variant. Students lost the routine of going to school during the pandemic, and now many are struggling to get back in the habit.

3 years since the pandemic wrecked attendance, kids still aren't showing up to school

12:00pm March 02, 2023

by Jonaki Mehta

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.

Mourners sit at The Rock on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Alexandria Verner, Brian Fraser and Arielle Anderson were killed and several other students remain in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on the campus of Michigan State University Monday night.

Michigan State University is enhancing safety protocols weeks after a campus shooting

2:00am March 02, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Public access to most buildings at Michigan State University will be restricted at night, school officials said a little more than two weeks after a gunman killed three students and injured five.

UNCSA receives over $2 million for Posse Arts Scholarships

6:43am March 01, 2023

by Neal Charnoff

The UNC School of the Arts has received a gift of over $2 million to expand its Posse Arts Scholarship Program. The pledge comes from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.

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Student loan borrowers and advocates gather Tuesday for a rally during the Supreme Court's arguments on President Biden's student debt relief plan.

Conservative and liberals split at Supreme Court over Biden student loan plan

7:02pm February 28, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

A majority of the court's conservatives indicating great skepticism over the president's loan-forgiveness plan.

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Six states challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness plan at the Supreme Court

5:28pm February 28, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

At the Supreme Court, some Republican-dominated states seemed on the verge of invalidating Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. A majority of the court's conservatives looked skeptical of the plan.

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