Former Education Secretary On Biden's Plan To Make College More Affordable
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about President Biden's plan for tuition-free community college.
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International Students See Visa Struggles As Colleges Return To In Person Learning
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks California State University, Long Beach administrator Jeet Joshee about the challenges foreign students face getting visas.
Idaho Governor Signs Bill To Ban Critical Race Theory In Schools
The governor in Idaho has signed a law to ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. Some educators in the state are calling it unnecessary and a potential violation of free speech.
Opinion: 2 Students On A Bus Discover The Connection Of A Lifetime
NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of two Liberty University students who met on a bus and, while making small talk, discovered they had met many years ago and many miles away.
Nation's Largest HBCU Sees Record-Breaking Donations
North Carolina A&T State University has seen an almost six-fold increase in donations — and the fiscal year isn't even over yet. Other HBCUs are also reporting a fundraising boom.
A Reckoning After Morehouse Withdraws From Debate Tournament, Citing 'Anti-Blackness'
"This tournament was a culmination of years of innate and not-so-well concealed racism within the debate community that came to a head," says Daniel Edwards, the Morehouse College team captain.
Chicago High Schoolers Return To Classrooms For A Bittersweet End To The School Year
Thousands of high school students return to in-class learning in Chicago this week. Some are excited to spend the remaining weeks with classmates, but for many seniors, it's a bittersweet return.
Can A Teacher Fly A Black Lives Matter Flag At School? A Florida Court Will Consider
A schoolteacher in Jacksonville, Fla., was disciplined after she put a Black Lives Matter flag up outside her classroom and refused administrators' orders to take it down. Now the case is in court.
12-Year-Old Boy Puts His Free Time During The Pandemic To Good Use
Mike Wimmer could have learned to bake bread or knit, but instead he decided to take a few extra classes. Now he's going to graduate from high school and college in the same week.
No College, No Problem. Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements To Diversify Staffs
More employers are focusing on skills rather than credentials, creating an opportunity for job candidates without college degrees to land positions.