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After much anticipation, University of Michigan's board doesn't vote on defunding DEI
College football
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University of Texas System announces free tuition for students whose families earn $100K or less
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Voters' diploma divide widens even as college gets cheaper
Morning Joe
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Education videos.
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The controversial new battle over bibles in public classrooms
Texas education board approves Bible lessons in public schools
College freshman enrollment on the decline in the U.S.
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law over displaying Ten Commandments in public schools
Texas educators accused of making $1 million in teacher certification cheating scam
Ohio officer on administrative duty after punching student
Judge considers placement of Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools
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University of Alabama students charged in alleged hazing incident
Teacher accused of re-enacting George Floyd's death in Minnesota classroom
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Florida students return to school for first time after Hurricane Milton
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California college offers class on the design of coffee
Federal judge rules Biden's student debt relief plan can move forward
Baltimore school fights to end chronic absenteeism
New Jersey school district hit with multiple lawsuits after firing gay superintendent
Federal judge blocks Louisiana's Ten Commandments law in public schools
Building at struggling HBCU Knoxville College destroyed in fire
Biden hosts formal ceremony to celebrate federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions
Middle East Conflict
Brown university suspends its chapter of pro-palestinian student group.
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Harvard and Yale among universities targeted in financial aid price-fixing lawsuit
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White House
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College sports
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Pac-12 conference adds Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State
Guns in America
Georgia school shooting suspect's dad asks for protection due to threats in jail.
Iranian-born scientist who sued University of Alabama at Birmingham for harassment is awarded $3.8 million in damages
School shooting suspect was a 'good boy' who had troubles at home, his father told authorities last year
Students at Georgia high school describe 'haunting moment' after suspect opened fire
2 teens and 2 teachers killed in Georgia school shooting leave behind a trail of grief
Black enrollment dips at some top colleges after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
University of Virginia suspends tours under fire for mentioning Thomas Jefferson's slavery ties
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Margo Jimenez cries as she talks about the moment she realized her husband, Fred Jimenez, would never wake up. According to his death certificate, Fred died of "blunt force head injuries" on Feb. 17, 2024. His injuries were caused by a push from a student 10 days earlier. His death was ruled a homicide. Samuel Rocha IV/TPR hide caption
How a staffing shortage can make special education jobs more dangerous
December 5, 2024 • Special educators are more likely to experience violence or aggression from students. That can make hiring a challenge, at a time when schools nationwide are struggling to fill these positions.
Why there's a shortage of staff to work with special education students
A group walks on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. California led the U.S. in international enrollment, with over 140,000 international students attending schools there in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
With a record number of international students in the U.S., Trump brings uncertainty
November 26, 2024 • Some schools and international students in the U.S. worry about what's to come in the incoming Trump administration. Meanwhile, a new report finds more international students in the U.S. than ever.
MIT is among the handful of higher education institutions that announced free tuition initiatives. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates
November 22, 2024 • Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025.
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After weeks of testing the application, the U.S. Department of Education released this cycle's FAFSA form on Thursday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
This year's FAFSA is officially open. Early review says it's 'a piece of cake'
November 21, 2024 • The FAFSA form is now open to students hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 academic year. Students can expect a much smoother process compared to the last cycle.
MEHTA - FAFSA RELEASE
Linda McMahon speaks during the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Trump picks business executive Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department
November 19, 2024 • McMahon is a professional wrestling business magnate and co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. She has limited experience working with K-12 public schools.
With Trump's win, federal student loan borrowers will need to get used to a new normal and new priorities. Moor Studio/Getty Images hide caption
What a Trump presidency might mean for student loan forgiveness
November 14, 2024 • Several of President Biden's efforts at loan relief are in jeopardy, including a repayment plan with millions of borrowers waiting in limbo.
What student loan borrowers can expect as the presidency changes
Flags decorate a space at the Education Department in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
What Trump's pledge to close Dept. of Education means for students, GOP-led states
November 14, 2024 • President-elect Trump promised to close the Department of Education. We asked several education policy experts what the impacts of doing so would mean for students and the country.
A look at the potential impact of shutting down the Department of Education
Students walk by the Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester on Feb. 22, 2023. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption
Middle East crisis — explained
University of rochester investigates 'wanted' posters accusing staff of gaza war crimes.
November 13, 2024 • The posters, which appeared across campus, accuse university faculty of being complicit in war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. The university president condemned the posters as antisemitic.
Dear Life Kit: Is it a faux pas to create a 'happy graduation' registry for myself?
October 31, 2024 • An NPR listener is graduating soon with her MBA. She wants to know if it's OK celebrate her achievement by asking loved ones to buy her gifts from a registry, similar to what people do for weddings.
Dear Life Kit: I need a gut check for a sticky situation
Ms. Meyers and her students begin to count the tallies after counting the ballots at Salt River Elementary School on October 22. Sharon Chischilly for NPR hide caption
In this school's election, it's pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner
October 31, 2024 • At an Arizona tribal school, it's a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count
Kids at an Arizona tribal school learn about democracy with their own lunch vote
Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in May, 2016. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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Fewer black men are enrolling in hbcus. here's why and what's being done.
October 28, 2024 • The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it's been since 1976.
People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, N.C.,, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. Makiya Seminera/AP hide caption
Schools in Asheville are reopening in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
October 28, 2024 • After-school activities will still be suspended Monday and Tuesday.
University of Chicago student Rudra Patel happily shows off the work of famed artist Ando Hiroshige that he'll get to display in his dorm room for one year. Hiroshige was a master of Japanese woodblock printing whose work focused on landscapes and everyday life in Edo-period Japan. Alison Cuddy for NPR hide caption
Want a Picasso? UChicago students borrow original art for their dorms
October 26, 2024 • College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year.
University of Chicago students can borrow a real Picasso or Miro for their dorm room
Student podcast challenge, 2024 student podcast challenge honorable mentions.
October 24, 2024 • Here are the honorable mentions from the 2024 Student Podcast Challenge. Congratulations!
Matt and Emily Kayser of Westchester County, N.Y., visit Colby College in Maine for a campus tour in August. Sofia Aldinio/The Hechinger Report hide caption
Some colleges are targeting financial aid to middle-class families
Hechinger report.
October 24, 2024 • Many middle-income families are frustrated by the cost of higher education, feeling they earn too much for financial aid, but not enough to pay for it themselves.
Julie Beck earns roughly $20 an hour teaching in Head Start classrooms 10 months a year. “I'm paycheck to paycheck,” she says. Cory Turner/NPR hide caption
These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there’s a cost
October 23, 2024 • A new Biden administration effort to raise Head Start teacher wages could force the federally funded preschool program to serve fewer children.
Turner/Lee - HEAD START changes 2
Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the Student Podcast Challenge 2024 high school winner for her podcast "A Relationship Behind Bars" about her father's incarceration. Alfield Reeves for NPR hide caption
'You're not alone:' A teen podcaster sends message to kids with incarcerated parents
October 14, 2024 • Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, "A Relationship Behind Bars," is about her father's incarceration.
Turner/Lee - SPC HS Winner
A pro-Palestinian protester uses a bullhorn during a demonstration in front of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus on April 22, 2024 in Berkeley, California Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
It's Been a Minute
Is the free speech debate dead plus, the devil.
October 11, 2024 • In anticipation of more pro-Palestinian protests, many college administrators rolled out new rules this fall that include getting pre-approval for posting flyers or hosting demonstrations. Brittany is joined by UC Irvine sociology professor David S. Meyer, who studies social movements and public policy, and Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Kate Hidalgo Bellows. They discuss the changes on campuses and how they tie into debates over free speech.
In 2020, Congress voted to overhaul the FAFSA, seen here in its old, paper form. The federal application's relaunch, in late 2023, came with a whole host of problems. Richard Stephen/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
Some students are fighting to stay in college after the FAFSA delayed financial aid
October 10, 2024 • Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.
With FAFSA delayed again, students are uncertain about how to stay in school
Pro-Palestinian protestors rally at Brown University in April as their delegation met with school leaders on campus in Providence, R.I. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Brown says no to pro-Palestinian students' demands for divestment
October 9, 2024 • Supporters of divestment ended their encampment last spring in exchange for a promise that their proposal for divestment would get a vote from the board this fall.
President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Two major student loan grace periods are set to expire this week. Here's what to know
September 30, 2024 • Two federal programs that helped federal student loan borrowers ease back into payments are ending. It will have the biggest impact on borrowers with defaulted loans or borrowers who miss payments moving forward.
To combat misinformation, start with connection, not correction
September 30, 2024 • People trust information more when it comes from sources or contexts they’re familiar with. Help counter misinformation in your community by having conversations with your friends and family.
How to talk to your loved ones about misinformation
Student researchers Mayisha Alam (L) and Swazi Tshabalala (R) collect samples as part of their work with the nonprofit BioBus. Christine Marizzi/BioBus hide caption
Here are the high schoolers tracking the bird flu virus in New York City
September 30, 2024 • Most viruses that become epidemics in humans begin in other animals. It's how scientists suspect COVID-19 emerged. And now, less than five years after the start of the pandemic, some scientists are concerned about another disease that could do something similar: bird flu, or H5N1. Over the past year, the virus has spilled into cows and other animals — even infecting some people working closely with the animals. Some scientists hope to build a more resilient public health system by finding ways to detect and to track viruses as they spread in animals.
New investigations by the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the fullest picture yet of why the revamped FAFSA had such a troubled launch. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures
September 24, 2024 • A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form’s troubled rollout.
Turner/FAFSA updates
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