Chicago Teachers' Strike Continues As Students And Parents Start To Feel The Toll
Teachers in Chicago continued their strike for the fourth school day on Tuesday. The work stoppage is starting to take a toll.
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NPR Student Podcast Challenge Returns For 2nd Year
The NPR Student Podcast Challenge returns for a second year. Last year more than 25,000 students from all 50 states participated, raising the voices of young people on a wide range of issues.
The NPR Student Podcast Challenge Is Back!
Once again, NPR is challenging teachers to turn their classrooms into studios and their lessons into podcasts. Last year's contest drew nearly 6,000 entries from around the country.
NPR's Student Podcast Challenge Returns
NPR's student podcast challenge is back for a second year. Teachers and students from across the country participated in the first contest, and this year promises more great student reporting.
How 2 Kentucky Colleges Are Making Tuition-Free Work
A handful of colleges around the country charge zero dollars for tuition. To make the math work, they build their budgets around the concept that they won't collect revenue from students.
Key Changes Would Alter The Government's Massive Survey On Schools And Civil Rights
The Education Department is proposing that it collect more information on bullying and sexual assaults happening at schools, and less information on things like preschool suspension rates.
Senators Press CFPB To Dig Into Problems With Public Service Student Loan Program
The senators urged the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do more to examine problems with a troubled loan forgiveness program, citing an investigative story by NPR this week.
Day 1 Of The Chicago Teachers' Strike Leaves Parents Scrambling For Childcare
Thursday marks the first day of a teacher strike in Chicago. The walkouts have left parents in the nation's third largest district scrambling to find childcare.
Classes Canceled For 300,000 Students As Chicago's Public Teachers Prepare To Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union will go on strike tomorrow after failing to reach a contract deal with the country's third largest school district. Some 300,000 students won't be in school.
Chicago Teachers Go On Strike
Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.