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Oakland has a child illiteracy problem. Ayesha and Steph Curry want to help

8:03am September 28, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to basketball star Steph Curry and his wife, author Ayesha Curry, about their efforts to tackle childhood illiteracy in Oakland.

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Why book bans have been so hard to stop

5:19pm September 27, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

The American Library Association's president, Cindy Hohl, is at the forefront of the fight against book censorship — a fight the ALA and other First Amendment groups have been losing.

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New report looks at how U.S. history is taught in classrooms

4:58pm September 27, 2024

by Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nick Kryczka about the American Historical Association's new report on how U.S. history is taught in middle and high schools across America.

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Wake Forest University cancels 'inherently contentious' Palestinian activist lecture on Oct. 7

5:00pm September 26, 2024

by Amy Diaz

Wake Forest University announced Thursday that it would be canceling a campus lecture scheduled for Oct. 7 led by Palestinian scholar and activist Rabab Abdulhadi.

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WS/FCS to take next step in building a new Ashley Elementary School

3:44pm September 25, 2024

by Amy Diaz

The design for a new Ashley Elementary was approved in March. Now, it needs to be translated into construction documents which will allow the district to put the project out for bid.

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A government watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco

7:20am September 25, 2024

by Leila Fadel

The Government Accountability Office has released a pair of reports that shed new light on the troubled rollout earlier this year of the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures

10:39am September 24, 2024

A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form’s troubled rollout.

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Student exits Gettysburg College after racial slur is carved on teammate

11:50am September 23, 2024

Earlier this month, a Gettysburg College student used a box cutter to write a racial slur on another student's chest during a social gathering on campus. The incident is under campus investigation.

Tufts University lacrosse players released after being hospitalized following workout

3:51pm September 22, 2024

Tufts University says the members of the men's lacrosse team who were diagnosed with a dangerous medical condition following a Sept. 16 workout have been discharged from the hospital.

Gov. Cooper vetoes private school vouchers and immigration enforcement orders

6:00pm September 20, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that allocates hundreds of millions of dollars to expanded private school vouchers and immigration enforcement. The Republican plan that Cooper rejected Friday also orders sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigrant agents searching jails for people who may be in the country unlawfully.