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This Oct. 8, 2019, photo shows the Apple Pay app on an iPhone in New York. Experts warn that digital wallet services like Apple Cash and Venmo are prime targets for scammers.

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How to stay protected from student loan scammers on the prowl

3:33am August 30, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Amid President Joe Biden's announcement that his administration will be forgiving up to $20,000 in federal student loans, scammers may be looking to take advantage of borrowers.

What will school look like for you and your family this year?

A new school year begins. What are your goals for teachers and students?

5:09am August 29, 2022

With a new school year underway, we're wondering what goals you might be setting for yourselves. NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander asks you to write about one of your goals in the form of a poem.

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School districts are struggling to hire as teachers reconsider their careers

5:09am August 29, 2022

As the school year gets underway, many American teachers are facing intensified pressure from states and parents, and some are considering whether they should stay in the profession.

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A teacher pilots new African American studies AP course

5:13pm August 28, 2022

As states across the country ban race-related curriculum in classrooms, NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Florida educator Marlon Williams-Clark about the first African American Studies AP program.

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Public school teachers in New Jersey add climate change to curriculum

7:59am August 28, 2022

by David Gura

David Gura speaks with New Jersey teacher Christa Delaney about teaching climate change in the classroom now that the state has officially included the subject in its curriculum.

Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House on Aug. 25 to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt. The plan has sparked heated debate, including about its economic fairness.

Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

5:01am August 28, 2022

by Scott Horsley

President Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions – but it's also raising concerns about inflation, economic fairness and college tuition costs.

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President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday as Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right.

Student loan forgiveness is politically popular. But not all Democrats are on board

5:00pm August 26, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden made a promise during his campaign to forgive student loan debt. Months before the midterm elections, he made the call, but how much will it benefit him and Democrats politically?

Missouri schools are taking books off shelves due to 'sexually explicit' content ban

4:14pm August 26, 2022

by Kate Grumke

Librarians in Missouri are preparing for a law that bans school personnel from providing sexually explicit material to students — an escalation in the effort to remove books from schools, some say.

What to know if you're hoping for student loan cancellation

4:14pm August 26, 2022

NPR's Sequoia Carrillo and Carolina Rodriguez of the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program examine Biden's announcement and help answer some questions about how this might actually work.

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After 4 decades in the classroom, a Texas teacher is keeping history alive

8:09am August 26, 2022

Nelva Williamson, a Houston public school history teacher, didn't think she'd end up in the classroom — even though her mom was a teacher. She tells her son about how her love of learning began.

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