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News Articles: Education

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5.

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Penn president, board of trustees head resign after backlash over antisemitism hearing

Liz Magill's resignation comes days after congressional testimony by her and other university presidents drew fierce backlash. Scott Bok, the chair of the university's board of trustees, also quit.

December 09, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks during the Annual National Menorah Lighting at the White House on Dec. 7, 2023.

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  • Politics

Emhoff says 3 college presidents showed a 'lack of moral clarity' on antisemitism

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is the highest-level official to criticize the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania for their testimony this week.

December 08, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Darryl George, 18, will spend the remainder of the year in in-school suspension, extending a punishment that was first imposed in August over his hairstyle that district officials maintain violates their dress code policy.

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  • Education

A Black Texas student has been suspended once again for his natural hairstyle

Darryl George, 18, showed up for class on Tuesday at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, before being removed and placed back into in-school suspension for his natural hairstyle.

December 07, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Education Secretary, announced new efforts to help borrowers hurt by problems with its repayment programs.

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  • Education

Government efforts to erase student loan debt have now reached 3.6 million borrowers

The Education Department said today that changes to a pair of previously troubled programs have recently led to $4.8 billion in loan relief for another 80,000 borrowers.

December 06, 2023
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  • Cory Turner
Emmitt Glynn teaches to a group of Baton Rouge Magnet High School students on Jan. 30, in Baton Rouge, La. On Wednesday, the College Board released an updated framework for its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, months after the nonprofit testing company came under intense scrutiny for engaging with conservative critics.

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  • Education

The College Board releases a new framework for its AP African American Studies course

Controversy swirled around the new course after it was rejected by the Florida Department of Education, with conservative critics accusing the College Board of bias.

December 06, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Claudine Gay (from left), president of Harvard University, Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, Pamela Nadell, professor of history and Jewish studies at American University, and Sally Kornbluth, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday.

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  • Education

Lawmakers grill the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn over antisemitism on campus

Three university presidents defended their responses to rising antisemitism in a House committee hearing Tuesday. Many have faced scrutiny as they struggle to balance free speech with student safety.

December 06, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Let go and move on: A middle school's new credo helps with both teaching and learning

Middle school is often a challenging time for students. One Massachusetts school trying to put its credo into every day action: Let go and move on. Students and teachers alike say it's helping.

December 05, 2023
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  • Judith Kogan
Disinformation researcher Joan Donovan testifying remotely during a U.S. Senate hearing in April 2021. Donovan contends she lost her job at Harvard University due to pressure from the social media company, Meta.

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  • Technology

Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives.

December 04, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
School districts across the country will be able to order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government starting in early December.

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  • Health

Free COVID tests headed to nation's schools

Starting in early December, about 19,000 school districts will have the chance to order free rapid COVID tests from the federal stockpile for their students, staff and others in the community.

November 29, 2023
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  • Will Stone
GPB News NPR

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  • National

How a young Black woman in Chicago is quickly paying off her student debt

Black women are disproportionately burdened by student debt. One young woman in Chicago is doing everything she can to avoid becoming part of that statistic.

November 29, 2023
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  • Lisa Philip
Scott Simon with his daughter, Elise, during the holidays.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: School shows are a magical part of the holidays

NPR's Scott Simon talks about how much he enjoys watching school stage productions this time of year and why.

November 25, 2023
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  • Scott Simon
Renderings of the winning design for the water tower at the future Hyundai electric vehicle factory in Bryan County

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  • Art & Design

Water tower at future Hyundai electric vehicle factory to feature design made by SCAD students

Six teams competed at the college's business solutions studio.

November 21, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The sun sets behind pumpjacks on Sept. 15, 2021, in the oilfields of Penwell, Texas.

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  • National

Texas pushes some textbook publishers to remove material on fossil fuels

Texas' education board called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals of fossil fuels in the biggest oil and gas state.

November 18, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Pakistani teacher Riffat Arif, known as Sister Zeph, is the 2023 winner of the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. She holds a trophy presented at a dinner in her honor in Paris. She says she faced bad treatment from her teachers at school and dreamed of "a teacher who gives equal respect and love to children with no difference. I could not find that teacher, so I will be that teacher."

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  • Education

$1 million teacher prize goes to Sister Zeph. Her philosophy: 'Love is the language'

The Pakistani educator has won the largest annual prize for teachers from the Varkey Foundation. She says her teaching reflects her belief that "Love is the language that everybody can understand."

November 17, 2023
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  • Anya Kamenetz
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Department of Education, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Education

Education Department opens school probes over alleged antisemitism, Islamophobia

In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment on campuses across the country.

November 17, 2023
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  • Kevin Drew
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