Trump Administration Backs Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harvard
The Justice Department is backing a lawsuit that charges Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants.
Education
Detroit's Public School District Shuts Off Drinking Water, Citing Lead, Copper Risk
Two-thirds of the district's buildings in an early test had problematic levels of lead or copper. The supplier says the water isn't the problem — it's the schools' old plumbing.
Coloring Books And Worksheets: What's The Value Of 'Staying In The Lines'?
Get ready for those coloring worksheets coming home in your child's backpack. Many kids (and grown-ups) love coloring books. But what's the educational value of staying in the lines?
Teachers Strike In Washington State
Thousands of teachers are on strike in southwest Washington state. And that's meant nearly 80,000 students are locked out of school.
Voices Of Empty Nesters
NPR listeners tell us what it's like when they've sent their last or only child off to college and they become empty nesters.
Whatever Happened To ... The Street Kid Whose Life Was Saved By Kindness
Kennedy Odede was a homeless kid in the slum of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya. Now he's the founder of a successful nonprofit helping his community. How's he and his group faring?
Federal Commission On School Safety Holds Its Final Listening Session
The Federal Commission on School Safety held its fourth and final listening session in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday. Representatives heard the community's thoughts on how to improve school safety.
In One Generation, A Farmworker Family Grows College Ambitions
For as long as he can remember, Angel Benavides, 14, has moved with his parents to follow the harvest. He splits his school year between Texas and North Dakota — and keeping up hasn't been easy.
Morning News Brief
The U.S. and Mexico reach an understanding to renegotiate NAFTA. There are primary elections in Arizona and Florida. And, a federal school safety commission holds its final public listening session.
The School Shootings That Weren't
The federal government said schools reported 235 shootings in one school year. But an NPR investigation finds that more than two-thirds of these reported incidents never happened.