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Students hold candles during a prayer vigil after the shootings at Oxford High School on Tuesday in Oxford, Mich.

15-year-old boy charged with murder, terrorism in Michigan high school shooting

8:26pm December 01, 2021

by The Associated Press

Charges against the boy were announced a few hours after authorities reported the death of a fourth teen from Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan.

Education

NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back: With a $5,000 prize!

10:08am December 01, 2021

What does college sound like? Send us your best podcasts and our judges will choose a winner from among 10 finalists

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NPR's College Podcast Challenge Official Rules

12:01am December 01, 2021

The official rules for the NPR College Podcast Challenge

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Submit To The College Podcast Challenge

12:01am December 01, 2021

Submit here for the College Podcast Challenge

Hollins University was founded in 1842 on the principle that "young women require the same thorough and rigid training as that afforded to young men."

Who belongs at a women's college in 2021? Students want admissions policies to change

5:38pm November 26, 2021

by Melissa Block

Women's colleges have adapted admissions policies for a generation that increasingly identifies as nonbinary. Hollins University's exclusion of nonbinary applicants has raised hackles.

Encore: 50 years ago, 'The Electric Company' used comedy to help kids' reading skills

4:19pm November 25, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

50 years ago, The Electric Company premiered its first broadcast. The public broadcasting show aimed to use sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read.

A teacher leaves an empty school building.

Education

Parents are scrambling after schools suddenly cancel class over staffing and burnout

10:59am November 23, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

School districts around the country have been announcing extra days off this fall to address staff shortages and mental health. For some families, the unpredictable schedule feels like a betrayal.

COVID precautions keep students out of school, even if they just have the sniffles

9:56am November 20, 2021

Scott Simon speaks with Hedy Chang, founder and executive director of the non-profit Attendance Works, about absenteeism in schools during the pandemic.

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An aerial view of The Oval on the campus of the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Education

Ohio State is raising millions to erase student loan debt for undergrads

1:53pm November 19, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Undergraduates at the school finish their degree with an average of $27,000 in student loan debt. A new program could make that number zero.

A look at the history of vaccines in schools.

Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it's too soon

6:06am November 19, 2021

by Anya Kamenetz

School vaccine mandates have been around for two centuries, but they've always brought pushback.