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News Articles: Education

Students chat on a lawn this fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It's unclear how disruptions to campus life during the pandemic might affect student voter turnout on Election Day.

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  • Education

With Many Campuses Closed, Will College Students Turn Out To Vote?

People ages 18 to 29 are turning out in record-breaking numbers for early voting. But will pandemic-related disruptions to campus life affect student voter turnout on Election Day?

October 30, 2020
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  • Elissa Nadworny

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  • Technology

Andrew Marantz: What Happens When Fringe Conspiracy Theories Become Mainstream?

For the past few years, journalist Andrew Marantz has been embedded in the world of far-right extremists online. He explains how once-fringe conspiracy theories migrated into the national discourse.

October 30, 2020
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  • NPR/TED Staff
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Homecomings Go Virtual At Historically Black Colleges And Universities

Homecoming is the party of the year at historically Black colleges and universities, but the pandemic has canceled many events. We go to North Carolina A&T to see how virtual celebrations are going.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Naomi Prioleau
An employee adjusts desks in an empty classroom in New Delhi after schools there were closed in March. A new report finds 1 in 4 countries have either missed their planned school reopening date, or not yet set one.

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  • Education

COVID-19 Has Robbed The World's Poorest Children Of Nearly 4 Months Of Schooling

A new report finds the return to education has been much slower in the world's poorer countries.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
A statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stands behind cannons at the entrance to the barracks at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III resigned Monday amid allegations that the school's culture was hostile to Black cadets.

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  • Race

VMI Superintendent Steps Down Amid Allegations Of 'Structural Racism'

Superintendent J.H. Binford Peay III resigned on Monday amid allegations that the school's culture was hostile to Black cadets. The state is now investigating "structural racism" at VMI.

October 26, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
In Fort Collins, Colorado State University has been running a robust wastewater testing program since the start of the fall semester. Researchers regularly collect samples from 17 sites across campus, including the Westfall Hall dormitory.

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  • Education

Colleges Turn To Wastewater Testing In An Effort To Flush Out The Coronavirus

Wastewater offers an ideal testing opportunity for colleges: People often poop where they live; colleges know who lives in each dorm; and testing wastewater is a cheaper way to monitor virus spread.

October 26, 2020
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  • Elissa Nadworny

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  • Education

America's School Funding Crisis: Budget Cuts, Rising Costs And No Help In Sight

Budget cuts + rising pandemic costs + zero federal relief = a school funding crisis.

October 23, 2020
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  • Cory Turner
Students attend the first day of school in the small town of Labastida, Spain, on Sept. 8. A recent study found no link between coronavirus spikes and school reopenings in the country.

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  • Education

Are The Risks Of Reopening Schools Exaggerated?

New research has found few links between in-person K-12 schooling and COVID-19 case rates. "There is not a consistent pattern," one study author said.

October 22, 2020
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  • Anya Kamenetz
Ishana Kumar, 12, a 7th grader from Chappaqua, N.Y., on Wednesday won a top science award for a project on perception of imaginary colors.

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  • Education

Ishana Kumar, 12, Wins Top Award For Research Into 'Imaginary Colors'

There is a winner in one of the country's biggest middle school science competitions: the Broadcom MASTERS. Ishana Kumar looked into how retinal fatigue may play a role in seeing "imaginary colors."

October 22, 2020
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  • Reena Advani
Students at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Fla., wait in line to have their temperatures checked on Aug. 31. According to an updated tracker, Florida is one of three states that will offer full-time, in-person learning to more than 75% of students by Election Day.

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  • Education

A Rising Number Of U.S. Children Have The Option Of In-Person School

By Election Day, more than 60% of public school students will be attending schools that offer in-person learning at least a few days a week, an updated tracker finds.

October 22, 2020
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  • Anya Kamenetz
Students in the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education program are able to earn competing, high wages, a new study found.

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  • Business

It Pays To Be An Apprentice: 63% More

Participants in an apprenticeship program that matches employers with community colleges were able to earn substantially more after one year than their peers at community colleges, a new study finds.

October 20, 2020
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  • Adedayo Akala
Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods talks with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos during a September discussion about school reopenings at Forsyth Central High School.

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  • Education

State Schools Chief Proposes Lowering Testing Stakes For Students, Teachers

Woods released a plan Monday afternoon outlining his aspirations for the future of Georgia public schools. The plan calls for reductions in high-stakes testing such as Georgia Milestones, long a target of criticism from the superintendent.

October 20, 2020
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  • Ross Williams
Caleb Anderson, 12, attends virtual calculus class this month at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Ga., where he is a sophomore.

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  • Education

A Georgia Boy Started Reading At 6 Months Old. Now 12, He's In College

Caleb Anderson is a sophomore at Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, Ga. He's taking calculus and macroeconomics and wants to be an aerospace engineer to help "people reach the stars."

October 19, 2020
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  • Taylor Haney
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Some HBCUs See Lower COVID-19 Rates, Higher Enrollment Than Other Universities

NPR's Scott Simons speaks about enrollment and COVID-19 rates with Todd Simmons, Associate Vice-Chancellor at North Carolina A&T State University, and school student body president, Brenda Caldwell.

October 17, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Education

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge: College Edition

Everything you need to know about the new NPR Student Podcast Challenge: College Edition

October 16, 2020
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