Tragedy now overshadows Uvalde, a small town growing in population
The small town of Uvalde, Texas, is a place where Friday night football rules, and its claim to fame is being the hometown of actor Matthew McConaughey.
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27 school shootings have taken place so far this year
A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.
The shooting in Uvalde conjures memories of Sandy Hook school shooting
On Tuesday afternoon, a gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 15 people. At a press conference, Gov. Greg Abbot said the suspected shooter is dead.
How schools and the Biden administration are prioritizing student mental health
Schools and the federal government are trying to provide the kinds of mental health support that many families either can't find, or can't afford.
Rural students of color are fighting back against racism in majority white schools
Rural students in schools across the country are experiencing racism — but some, like students at West County High school in Sebastopol, Calif., are fighting back.
Professor who went viral for wearing a mask on a Zoom call explains his reasoning
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jon Levy, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health, about the thread he wrote about wearing a mask.
A school seeks to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Michelle Obama's brother and his wife
The school argues that it exercised its contractual right to deny the Robinson children enrollment in 2021, as school officials determined it was in the "best interest of the school."
After a lockdown, students found comfort in humor. But what are the jokes hiding?
This year's winner of our Student Podcast Challenge, junior, Teagan Nam, described how their friends and classmates turned to memes and social media as a coping method.
There's harm in taking away recess for elementary schoolers as a form of punishment
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Maren Christenson Hofer about the harm of taking away recess in elementary school as a form of punishment.
How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate
As residents return to a liberated town near Kyiv, a teacher and her high school students recount what it took to survive the war.