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Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Teacher Shortages, Assaults On Police Addressed In New Laws
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Swikar Patel for NPR 3:46pm May 23, 2019National National EconomyAs Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South
At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C. -
Beth Nakamura for NPR 10:06pm May 03, 2019National National Economy EducationTeachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear
The Department of Education is expanding a fix to its troubled TEACH Grant program, giving millions of dollars of grant money back to public school teachers working in the country's neediest schools. -
4:22pm Apr 03, 2019Education EducationProposed Legislation Would Redirect Funds To Teachers For Classroom Supplies
State Superintendent of Schools Mark Johnson and Republican lawmakers announced a new plan Wednesday to help teachers purchase the items they need.
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LA Johnson / NPR 6:58pm Feb 26, 2019Books Books Arts EducationDr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But Students Keep Reading Them
A recent study found that Dr. Seuss books can be pretty racist. It's highlighted a growing debate: Should schools teach classic books that may be problematic or trade them for socially conscious ones? -
Bill Pugliano / Getty Images 3:04pm Dec 13, 2018National National EducationKentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests
The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law. -
Lily Padula for NPR 7:55pm Dec 09, 2018Economy Economy EducationExclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program
The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans. -
Chelsea Beck / NPR 11:38am Jul 02, 2018National National Politics & Government EducationSenators To DeVos On TEACH Grant Debacle: 'Urgent That These Mistakes Are Fixed'
New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed. -
9:41am Jun 06, 2018Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentNC Lawmaker Wants To Resurrect Bill To Arm School Personnel
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Wade Payne / AP 5:47pm May 23, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentAfter Rallying At The Capitol, A Dozen Teachers Win Primary Races In Kentucky
A math teacher ousted one of Kentucky's top Republicans in a primary race. Forty-one current and former teachers were on the ballot and this is just one state where educators are running for office. -
6:21pm May 16, 2018Education EducationA Few Takeaways From Wednesday's Teacher March On Raleigh
The question of “what comes next?” looms now that thousands of teachers have left Raleigh after a protest march that clogged city blocks.
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12:13pm May 16, 2018Education Education Politics & GovernmentThousands Of Teachers From Across North Carolina March In Raleigh
The protest has been planned for weeks, with many of the state’s largest school systems shutting down for the day including Guilford County and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
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