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  • Education

COVID-19 Lockdowns Have Been Hard On Youth Locked Up

Juvenile incarceration is down, but many young people still in facilities have gone months without seeing their families.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Drew Lehman of Lansdale, Pa., became unable to work after a traumatic car accident. He is currently navigating the confusing, bureaucratic process of getting his federal student loans discharged.

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  • Education

Education Dept. Restores Debt Cancellation For Some Borrowers With Disabilities

Monday's announcement comes after thousands of borrowers with disabilities had their federal student loans erased, then handed back to them during the pandemic.

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Clare Lombardo

Tagged as: 

  • Education

After A Year Of Remote Classes, Teachers Are Meeting Students For The First Time

As schools reopen — either fully or for hybrid learning — teachers are getting the chance to meet their students face-to-face.

March 27, 2021
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By:
  • Eda Uzunlar
The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college's longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse, officials announced Thursday.

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  • National

USC Agrees To $852 Million Settlement To End Sex Abuse Litigation

Added to a separate 2018 settlement of $215 million, the agreement means the university is paying more than $1 billion to clear the lawsuits related to former campus gynecologist George Tyndall.

March 26, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Students returned to in-person learning on a hybrid model this week at St. Anthony Catholic High School in Long Beach, Calif. The country is on track to have a majority of schools open in the next two months, but not all children are going back.

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  • Education

Biden Says Schools Are On Track To Open As Promised, But Will Kids Go?

The president appears likely to reopen the majority of K-8 schools within his first 100 days in office, but many families are still opting out.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A county health worker fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in West Chester, Pa., in late December. Rutgers University will require students enrolling for the fall semester to show they have received a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Education

Rutgers To Require Vaccine Proof For 'All Students Planning To Attend This Fall'

The New Jersey school says its new COVID-19 requirement will help it make "a full return to our pre-pandemic normal" on campus.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell

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  • Education

New Data Highlight Disparities In Students Learning In Person

The first federal survey on school reopening shows racial and geographic differences in participation in full-time, in person learning.

March 24, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
A Census Bureau survey found that the number of households that said they were homeschooling doubled last year.

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  • Education

Homeschooling Doubled During The Pandemic, U.S. Census Survey Finds

Precise numbers are hard to come by, but several factors — including school closures and parents working from home — appear to have led to an increase in households that are homeschooling.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley

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  • Education

COMIC: How One Math Teacher Broke Through To Her Virtual Students

A year ago, teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. In this comic series, we'll illustrate one teacher's story each week.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • LA Johnson
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

3 Feet Apart: New CDC Guidance For Students May Allow For More Schools To Reopen

There are new COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that reduce the distance students should be spaced from 6 feet to 3 in most school settings.

March 20, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Jeevan Guha, 6, offers a view of pandemic-era schooling with this homemade sign in San Francisco. The sign reads, "I miss my school."

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  • Education

CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6

In many places, the 6-foot guidance was interpreted as requiring schools to operate on part-time schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to reopen fully.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz,
  • Cory Turner,
  • and 1 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

Senior At N.H. High School Wins Top Prize In Science Talent Search

The winner of the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search is 18-year old Yunseo Choi for playing theoretical "matchmaker" using algorithms. She won $250,000.

March 18, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Yunseo Choi won first place Wednesday in this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search STEM competition.

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  • Science

Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me An Algorithm: STEM Contest Winner Pairs Data

The world of matchmaking won't have to rely on luck as much as math, thanks to Yunseo Choi. The 18-year-old came up with a matching theory that can be applied to people looking for a life partner.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Reena Advani and
  • Nina Kravinsky
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at the White House on Wednesday. The Department of Education says it is scrapping a controversial, Trump-era policy that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges.

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  • Education

Education Dept. Begins Rolling Back Trump-Era Policies On Defrauded Students

The U.S. Department of Education says it is scrapping a controversial, Trump-era policy that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A majority of U.S. colleges have canceled spring break, in an attempt to curb student travel. But the rise of online classes means students can now attend college from anywhere, including Miami Beach.

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  • Education

Colleges Canceled Spring Break, But Students Are Traveling Anyway

A majority of U.S. colleges have canceled spring break, in an attempt to curb student travel. But the rise of online classes means students can now attend college from anywhere, including beachside.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
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