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2:18pm May 07, 2020

National National

Students To Get Graduation Pomp At Drive-In Theater Despite Circumstances

by Tovia Smith

One high school in New York has found a way to have safe and memorable graduation: hold it at a drive-in movie theater.

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4:19pm Mar 10, 2020

Youth Youth Education

Greensboro's 100 Males Mentoring Program Nears Goal

by David Ford

A new initiative in Greensboro is pairing male mentors with local boys in need of guidance. The 100 Males Mentoring program kicked off in January.
4:04pm Feb 07, 2020

Race Race Youth Education

School, Interrupted Part 4: What It's Like For Us Every Day

by Cayle Manning, Christian Taylor and Jodishae Haughton

Our special Radio 101 series, "School, Interrupted," brings you stories about what gets in the way of a good learning environment. We finish the series addressing one of the biggest issues schools face everywhere: racial inequality.

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4:53pm Sep 13, 2019

Business Business Education News

Greensboro's American Hebrew Academy To Reopen Following Unexpected Closure

by Eddie Garcia

The recently closed American Hebrew Academy has announced it will reopen.

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5:27pm Sep 04, 2019

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

You Think Your Kid's School Backpack Is Heavy? See What's Going On In India!

by Sushmita Pathak

India has made new rules regulating the weight of school bags. Are principals — and parents — paying attention? One mother in Mumbai is conducting spot checks to find out.
Shereen Marisol Meraji

10:31am Jun 22, 2019

National National

The Hawaiian Language Nearly Died. A Radio Show Sparked Its Revival

by Sara Kehaulani Goo

In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak a few words and phrases of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died two generations ago.

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8:16am May 11, 2019

National National

6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults

by Michelle Wiley

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.
Tendai Marima for NPR

9:33am Apr 26, 2019

World News World News Environment Health & Safety Education

Students In Mozambique Are Afraid The Winds Will Blow Them Away

by Tendai Marima

Cyclone Idai damaged over 600 schools in Mozambique. Teachers and administrators struggle to rebuild and keep kids in class in the aftermath.
3:48pm Apr 15, 2019

Education Education News

One Year After Tornado, Hampton Elementary School May Close

by Eddie Garcia

The fate of a Greensboro school that suffered damage from a tornado last year is now getting clearer.
Gregoire Sitter / EyeEm/Getty Images

7:26am Dec 03, 2018

National National Science Health & Safety

Kids With Concussions Can Phase In Exercise, Screen Time Sooner Than Before

by Maanvi Singh

No longer do kids with concussions need to sit in dark rooms for days on end. For the first time in nearly a decade, the nation's pediatricians have loosened their guidance on concussion recovery.

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2:46pm Oct 10, 2018

Music & Culture Music & Culture Health & Safety Education

She Was Too Poor To Stay In School. Now She's An Inspiration To Rihanna

by Marc Silver

Angeline Murimirwa is lauded as one of the world's most influential women for her work with a charity that gives scholarships to poor girls in Africa. She herself was once one of those girls.
Mahmud Hossain Opu for NPR

7:17am Sep 12, 2018

World News World News Health & Safety Education

'Floating Schools' Make Sure Kids Get To Class When The Water Rises

by Jason Beaubien

Monsoon floods won't stop these kids from going to school in Bangladesh — especially if the school comes to the student!

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