Education

News Brief: Transition Progresses, ACA Challenge, Biden's Education Plan

6:05am November 11, 2020

Biden team presses on with transition despite Trump's roadblocks. Obamacare likely to survive another challenge in the Supreme Court. And, Biden's education agenda must start by confronting COVID-19.

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President-elect Joe Biden stands on stage with his wife, Jill Biden, on Saturday in Wilmington, Del. The incoming first lady is an English professor at Northern Virginia Community College.

What A Biden Presidency Could Mean For Education

4:44pm November 10, 2020

As the new president sets his priorities, will having an educator as first lady help schools and colleges get what they hope for?

David Biello, TED Conferences, LLC , October 29, 2018. New York, NY. Photo: Elizabeth Zeeuw / TED

David Biello: Moving The Dial On Climate Change

9:58am November 06, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

Fighting climate change is a big messy task that will take a lot of work. This hour, TED's Science Curator David Biello joins Manoush to share some promising and fascinating solutions.

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To Report Abuse, Or Not? Zoom Classes Create Dilemma For Teachers

4:06pm November 05, 2020

by Susie An

During remote classes, teachers get to glimpse some students' lives. Sometimes they observe things they never knew about at school. It has some teachers considering whether they've witnessed abuse.

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Guilford Voters OK $300 Million School Bond Referendum, Reject Sales Tax Increase

11:12am November 04, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Voters in Guilford County have approved a $300 million school bond referendum. But they rejected a sales tax increase to help pay for it.

Tips For Talking To Children About The Election

10:41am November 03, 2020

With many Americans focused on the election, NPR's Life Kit team offers tips to parents and caregivers on how to talk about the election — and civics more broadly — with children.

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School Official On A Pennsylvania District's Decision To Revert To Online Learning

4:04pm November 02, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Mike Porembka, an assistant superintendent at a Pennsylvania school district, about the district's decision to return to remote learning as coronavirus cases surge.

Nicole Galloway, Missouri's state auditor and Democratic candidate for governor, is challenging Republican Gov. Mike Parson, primarily on his coronavirus record. Here, Galloway addresses the media last month, while Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas lo

In 2020, Gubernatorial Elections Are All About COVID-19

2:59pm November 02, 2020

The races for governor in Missouri and North Carolina may tell us if the coronavirus can make or break a state leader. Meanwhile, political strategy in Montana has tempered talk of COVID-19.

Students at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan. The pandemic is straining many small American colleges, but some enjoy distinct advantages over their bigger rivals in fighting the spread of the coronavirus on campus.

Despite Strains, Small Colleges Find Advantages In Dealing With COVID-19 On Campus

10:56am November 02, 2020

by Frank Morris

A smaller student body and shared sense of purpose make it easier to gain compliance with university policies on things such as mask usage and social distancing.

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State representatives stand during the Pledge of Allegiance in the Iowa House chambers in Des Moines, Iowa, in June.

Are You Watching Your State Lawmaker Elections? Here's Why You Should

2:46pm October 31, 2020

Millions of dollars are flowing into state legislative races. Redistricting and the coronavirus are expected to be top of the policy agenda in 2021 and party control could mean everything.

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