Education

This award-winning podcast explores finding happiness as a young, single person

5:00am May 20, 2025

From hundreds of entries, our judges chose one student's intimate telling of the value of lifelong friendships and being single as the grand-prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge.

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More states are allowing community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees

5:00am May 07, 2025

Diminishing access to four-year universities and majors has been holding rural students back. Community colleges say they can bridge the gap.

Deadline Extended: NPR Student Podcast Challenge entries are now due May 25

12:01pm May 06, 2025

Entries for our seventh annual contest for fourth grade podcasters, and middle and high school students are now due Sunday, May 25 at midnight E.T.

Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI

10:32pm April 23, 2025

The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.

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President Trump Meets At The White House

Higher ed war heats up as Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status

4:34pm April 15, 2025

by Elissa Nadworny

The president's comments came after the administration froze $2 billion in federal grants for Harvard after the university rejected what it saw as illegal government demands.

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Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands

4:36pm April 14, 2025

The government announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion, hours after the university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach."

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'What did I say in class today?': Teachers feel watched under Trump's anti-DEI push

4:09am April 10, 2025

by Leila Fadel

An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is welcome here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

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'The Great Gatsby' turns 100. What's it like teaching it today?

6:11pm April 09, 2025

by Andrew Limbong

F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel has spent years on high school reading lists. How are literature professors teaching it today? And do students still find it relevant?

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Bienvenidos! Some colleges are targeting a long-neglected group: Hispanic students

5:00am April 08, 2025

Colleges are recognizing the importance of this growing pool of potential students.

How are college presidents handling funding threats? Preparing for the worst

4:15am April 04, 2025

by Elissa Nadworny

University leaders are under pressure to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Some college presidents say that makes their jobs more challenging.

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