Education

Roundtable: Northwestern University Journalism Controversy

5:08pm November 17, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin discusses ethics and student journalism with Haley Lerner of Boston University; Reese Oxner from the University of Texas, Arlington; and Colin Boyle from Northwestern University.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has argued that "borrower defense" is too lenient.

Betsy DeVos And The High-Stakes Standoff Over Student Loan Forgiveness

10:52am November 15, 2019

by Cory Turner

The Education Department narrowly avoids a subpoena in a fight with House Democrats over forgiving the loans of defrauded student borrowers.

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News Brief: Yovanovitch Testifies, Student Loans, Lebanon Protests

4:56am November 15, 2019

The House impeachment inquiry continues Friday with two testimonies, including public testimony of Marie Yovanovitch. Also, latest on student loans and the Education Department and Lebanon protests.

Justin Ruben of ParentsTogether speaks on Thursday at a press conference organized to deliver 1.5 million petitions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The petitions are protesting proposed changes to the food stamps program that would also affect the

Activists Protest USDA Changes That Threaten Free School Lunch

6:12pm November 14, 2019

by Maria Godoy

Activists delivered a petition with 1.5 million signatures to the agency in an effort to stop a rule change that would end automatic enrollment in free school lunch for nearly 1 million kids.

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Devos Refuses To Forgive Student Debt For Those Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges

5:22pm November 14, 2019

by Cory Turner

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is in a standoff with Democrats over why she is refusing to forgive the debts of tens of thousands of borrowers who say they were defrauded by for-profit colleges.

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New Program Hopes to Break Cycle Of Poverty For Forsyth County Students

4:15pm November 14, 2019

by Keri Brown

A new education initiative will allow students in low-income households who graduate from high school in Forsyth County to attend community college for free.

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How Schools Are Using The Trump Impeachment Inquiry As A Teachable Moment

8:05am November 12, 2019

by Alexis Marshall

Teachers around the country are finding different ways to address the impeachment proceedings in their classrooms. In the process, they're exploring concepts and skills often relegated to textbooks.

Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Could Be Traumatic For Students

6:50pm November 10, 2019

With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR.

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The Draper Building at Berea College in central Kentucky. The college hasn't collected tuition since 1892. Founded by an abolitionist in 1855, it was the first interracial and coeducational college in the South.

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Here's How 2 Schools Have Made Free College Work — For Decades

12:18pm November 10, 2019

by Jeff Tyler

The idea of tuition-free college isn't a new concept for some schools. Two colleges in Kentucky have been making it work for years.

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Helping First-Generation College Students

8:09am November 10, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

At one Illinois school, first-generation students — the first in their families to go to college — make up 43% of the student population. The school has a program to help them navigate college.

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