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Students will be back in physical classrooms starting this fall.

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  • Education

School Is In Session: How Have Students Fared?

Schools across the U.S. are preparing for students to be back in physical classrooms this fall. Now there's questions about how much "learning loss" students have experienced because of the pandemic.

July 30, 2021
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  • Brianna Scott
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  • Education

Texas School Administrators Go Door To Door To Bring Students Back To The Classroom

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alejandro Delgado, enrollment director for the Austin Independent School District, about efforts to reregister students for in-person school this fall amid the pandemic.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Summer Thomad,
  • and 1 more
Southwest High school sign in Macon

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Football Player From Macon High School Dies After Collapsing At Practice Monday

A Southwest High School football player died Monday night after collapsing at the team’s practice earlier in the day. 15-year-old Joshua Ivory Jr. died following a medical emergency at practice, according to the Bibb County School District.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Justin Baxley
Walmart has a plan to pay for its workers to get college degrees without going into debt.

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  • Education

Walmart Offering Full College Tuition And Books For Employees

As a result, approximately 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam's Club workers in the U.S. will be able to earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of debt.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
<em>Nudge: The Final Edition</em>

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  • Economy

The Behavioral Economics Manifesto Gets Revised

We speak with the Nobel Prize-winning founder of behavioral economics about the new — and last — version of his classic book, Nudge.

July 27, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Kids in front of computer

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  • Education

Cloud Computing Being Added To Georgia Careers Pathways Program

The state Board of Education has approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation to launch a career pathway in cloud computing. The pathway will include three courses: Introduction to Software Technology, Computer Science Principles and Cloud Computing.

July 27, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Danielle Howard, principal of Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon, greets students on their first day back to face to face instruction in November 2020.

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  • Education

COVID Cases Among Children Rising In Many Georgia Counties

As school systems across the state prepare to return to the classroom, a number of Georgia counties are seeing an increase in COVID infections among school-aged children. 

July 27, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship

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  • Education

Kindergarten Enrollment Fell Last Year. Now Schools Wonder How Many Kids Are Coming

It's too soon to say if schools will see a surge, but they do know that kindergartners are entering their first year of school with a wide range of experience.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo
After losing several family members to COVID-19, Paullette Healy says she isn't ready to send her son back into classrooms this fall.

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  • Education

How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into School Buildings

Parents across the country are weighing whether to send their children to in-person school this fall. Some districts are getting creative in an effort to win them back.

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Sneha Dey
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (left) speaks to the operations manager of Kelley Lake Elementary in the boiler room about ventilation changes during a visit to the DeKalb County school Friday, July 23, 2021.

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  • Education

Education Secretary Highlights DeKalb School COVID-19 Prevention Efforts

Secretary of Education Cardona met with parents, faculty, and staff at Kelley Lake Elementary on Friday, applauding the school’s use of funding from the American Rescue Plan to improve its ventilation system as students prepare to return to the classroom.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
High schoolers Ethan Lincoln, Kaylee King and Jamin Crow's podcast about their experiences subsistence hunting is a finalist in the NPR Student Podcast Challenge. The students are pictured here at the KYUK radio transmitter site in Bethel, Alaska.

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  • Education

When Schools Shut Down In Alaska, These Students Went Moose Hunting

In the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska, many families practice subsistence hunting to get food on the table. Three students reconnected with that tradition during the pandemic.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo and
  • Sneha Dey
Classroom

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  • Education

Feds Sign Off On Final Portion Of Pandemic Relief For Georgia Schools

Georgia schools are about to receive the final $1.4 billion installment of $4.2 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds the state Department of Education was allocated through legislation Congress passed in March.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Shari Davis presentation on the TED MainStage, as part of TED2020: Uncharted. July 02, 2020. Photo courtesy of TED.

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  • Politics

Shari Davis: What If You Could Decide How The Government Spends Public Funds?

Public places don't always fully meet the needs of a community. Shari Davis explains how participatory budgeting can give us all a voice in creating safer and more equitable public spaces.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Katie Monteleone,
  • and 1 more
The University of North Carolina is the first school to organize group licensing deals for its players.

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  • Sports

UNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players

As college athletes nationwide rush to ink individual sponsorship deals under a new NCAA policy, North Carolina is the first to say it will license players in groups alongside school trademarks.

July 21, 2021
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan

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  • Education

Everyone Should Wear A Mask In Schools, Vaccinated Or Not, U.S. Pediatricians Say

The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo
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