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People walk along the beach in Margate, N.J., on Sept. 4, 2016. In 1999, bones that have now been determined to be the remains of ship captain Henry Goodsell were found washed ashore in Margate.

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  • National

Cold case solved: College students help ID the remains of a 19th century sea captain

Remains of the "Scattered Man John Doe" began washing ashore in New Jersey in 1995 and went unidentified for the next three decades. Students at Ramapo College set about to solve the mystery.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise

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  • Education

9 things to know about the big, private-school voucher plan in Republicans' tax bill

NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A view of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students.

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  • Education

Judge blocks Trump admin's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

This comes in response to a lawsuit Harvard filed on Friday morning, challenging the Trump administration's abrupt move to revoke the school's ability to enroll foreign students.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee and
  • Elissa Nadworny
Members of Yale crew, left, and Harvard crew, right, greet one another after the 4-mile course along the Thames River for the 146th Harvard-Yale Regatta, in New London, Conn., on May 28, 2011.

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  • Sports

Trump's Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school's sports teams

Some of Harvard's sports teams could be wiped out by a Trump administration decision that would make the school with the nation's largest athletic program ineligible for international student visas.

May 23, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
People walk through a gate as they exit Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University  in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

International students make up more than a quarter of Harvard University's student body. Harvard says the government's actions, which could cut off a major revenue stream, are "unlawful."

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Jonaki Mehta
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma

The court was deadlocked 4-4, which meant a state Supreme Court ruling that declared the school violated the constitutional separation of church and state remained in place.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Jean Paul Al Arab and his son, 6-month-old Mtanos, celebrate the elder Al Arab's graduation from the University at Buffalo.

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  • National

Why did university police chase a student and his baby across a graduation stage?

Jean Paul Al Arab and his 6-month-old led police on a brief foot chase during a University at Buffalo ceremony. The school said the grad violated rules about who can participate in the commencement.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education shown on March 12, after the Trump administration announced mass layoffs.

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  • Education

Judge blocks Trump administration from closing the Education Department

The federal judge also told the administration to reinstate department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced in March.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Nicole Cohen
Megan Mainzer, the McKinney-Vento liaison for Middletown Public Schools in Rhode Island, speaks with a young girl at the Island Oasis, a food and clothing pantry that's managed, in part, with federal grant money.

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  • Education

Educators fear their homeless students could become a target for Trump cuts

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.

May 22, 2025
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By:
  • Lee V. Gaines
Jo Strogatz, 23, is the grand-prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge. She spoke with NPR at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, where she produced <em>Just Friends</em>.

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  • Education

This award-winning podcast explores finding happiness as a young, single person

From hundreds of entries, our judges chose one student's intimate telling of the value of lifelong friendships and being single as the grand-prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge.

May 20, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta and
  • Janet W. Lee
Reading interventionist Roxanne Davis works with a first grader on forming words at Mill Stream Elementary School.

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  • Education

Trump threatened school funding in Maine. Here's how that money is used

Schools in Maine are in the middle of a political and legal battle between the Trump administration and Gov. Janet Mills. Key programs for the most vulnerable students are at stake.

May 19, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta
Wednesday night Mass at St. Ambrose University attracts a congregation of mostly students. On one recent evening, they added a prayer for the university's new partnership with Mount Mercy University.

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  • Education

Losing faith: Rural religious colleges are among the most endangered

Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.

May 18, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Marcus
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, seen here in 2023, has championed the new state education standards that include instructions for students to "identify discrepancies in 2020 election results."

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  • Elections

Oklahoma education standards say students must identify 2020 election 'discrepancies'

New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by Trump and his allies.

May 15, 2025
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By:
  • Beth Wallis
Taylor Carty, who has cerebral palsy, long dreamt of becoming a doctor. She hoped to one day help children and young adults with disabilities.

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  • Education

One woman's fight to remove barriers for aspiring doctors with disabilities

After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.

May 15, 2025
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By:
  • Kristin Wright
A private school student works on a lesson at St. Luke's Lutheran School in Oviedo, Fla.

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  • Education

What to know about a federal proposal to help families pay for private school

Republicans want to use the federal tax code to create a national school voucher even in states where voters have fought such efforts.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
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