Education

6:55am Oct 21, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

Experts Warn Students May Face Challenges When In-Person Classes Resume

by Patti Neighmond

As in-person schooling returns in some districts, mental health professionals say many children will face difficulties as a result of the isolation and worry they experience during the pandemic.

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6:01am Oct 21, 2020

Economy Economy Education

Pandemic Costs Pile Up As Many Schools Remain Closed

by Cory Turner

The pandemic-driven recession has forced states to slash their education budgets. School funding experts worry districts will have to make devastating cuts if the federal government doesn't help soon.

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11:20am Oct 20, 2020

Economy Economy Education

It Pays To Be An Apprentice: 63% More

by Adedayo Akala

Participants in an apprenticeship program that matches employers with community colleges were able to earn substantially more after one year than their peers at community colleges, a new study finds.
11:14am Oct 20, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education

Greensboro Accepting School Supplies As Payment For Parking Tickets

by Neal Charnoff

The City of Greensboro is allowing citizens to pay parking ticket fines in school supplies. The temporary program echoes a successful initiative introduced last year.
8:04pm Oct 19, 2020

Education Education

GCS Delays Start Of In-Person Classes For Pre-K Through 2nd Grade

by Keri Brown

Guilford County Schools is
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4:42pm Oct 19, 2020

Education Education

A Georgia Boy Started Reading At 6 Months Old. Now 12, He's In College

by Taylor Haney

Caleb Anderson is a sophomore at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Ga. He's taking calculus and macroeconomics and wants to be an aerospace engineer to help "people reach the stars."

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11:15am Oct 19, 2020

Education Education Health & Safety

COVID-19 Exposure Prompts Rockingham County Schools To Close Two Kindergarten Classes

by Neal Charnoff

Two Rockingham County kindergarten classrooms have temporarily closed because of COVID-19 exposure.
5:35am Oct 18, 2020

Student Journalists Student Journalists Education

No Such Thing As Too Young To Protest

by Karissa Sitepu

Virtual Radio Camper Karissa Sitepu discusses the rise of student activism with her friend Dishita Agarwal.

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10:00am Oct 17, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

Some HBCUs See Lower COVID-19 Rates, Higher Enrollment Than Other Universities

NPR's Scott Simons speaks about enrollment and COVID-19 rates with Todd Simmons, Associate Vice-Chancellor at North Carolina A&T State University, and school student body president, Brenda Caldwell.

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5:47pm Oct 16, 2020

Education Education

No Rush For Superintendent Replacement, WS/FCS Board Chair Says

by Paul Garber

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials say they’ll begin a national search for a new superintendent to replace Dr. Angela Hairston.
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9:20am Oct 16, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

Mary Louise Kelly: How A Veteran Radio Journalist Adapts To Hearing Loss

by NPR/TED Staff

For years, NPR host Mary Louise Kelly found ways to do her job and manage hearing loss. But now she can no longer rely on reading lips or leaning-in. She describes how she's adapting all over again.

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8:16am Oct 16, 2020

National National Economy Politics & Government Environment Health & Safety Education

From Health Care To The Economy: Where Trump And Biden Stand

by Elena Moore

NPR Politics has pulled out the major party presidential candidates' plans on key issues facing the country. Read our guide to their policies.