Jasmine Crowe: What Can We Do To Tackle Food Waste And Hunger?
Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe has one mission: feed more, waste less. Her company Goodr is tackling food waste and getting food to those who need it most.
Education
Amanda Little: What Is The Future Of Our Food?
How should we ethically feed our world? Are we supposed to return to organic pastoral practices or trust new technology? Journalist Amanda Little believes the answer lies in the middle.
It's Unclear When Public Schools Will Reopen In Hurricane-Battered New Orleans
As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Ida a key piece of civic infrastructure may not resume functions for weeks: the public schools. NPR's A Martínez talks to Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.
People Are Wondering If An Ohio School Even Exists, After A Football Blowout On ESPN
Questions continue to be raised about how the game was scheduled and whether the Columbus, Ohio, high school even exists.
Kids In Illinois Will Soon Be Able To Take 5 Mental Health Days From School
Starting in January, students will be allowed to use their five mental health days without needing to provide a doctor's note for their absence.
These Students Grew Up Around Gun Violence. They Decided It Was Time To Talk About It.
D.C. has long struggled with one of the highest rates of gun violence in the country. Three local students talked to their community about losing their loved ones and living with the grief.
Several California Public School Students Are Still Trapped In Afghanistan
The San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, Calif., says officials believe some of the district's students have been able to leave since the U.S. evacuation ended Tuesday.
National Survey Finds Severe And Desperate School Bus Driver Shortage
"In previous years, we've seen regionalized driver shortages, but nothing to the extent that we're seeing today," one researcher told NPR.
Elementary School COVID Outbreak Shows Why Layers Of Safety Precautions Are Necessary
A COVID outbreak in a California elementary school has highlighted how formidable a foe delta is in classrooms. That's why experts say it's vital schools deploy multiple strategies to curb cases.
Another Sign Of The Pandemic's Effect On College Students: Fewer Transfers
What this means, according to researchers, is that students who may have opted to transfer in previous years have instead stayed put at their schools or withdrawn altogether.