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News Articles: Education

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Lessons On Reopening Schools The U.S. Could Learn From Germany, Israel And Thailand

While the United States debates the reopening of schools, NPR correspondents discuss experiences of Germany, Israel and Thailand as they reopen classrooms during the pandemic.

July 13, 2020
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By:
  • Esme Nicholson,
  • Michael Sullivan,
  • and 1 more
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  • Education

Florida Tech 'Will Suffer Significantly' With Student Visa Changes

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Florida Institute of Technology President Dwayne McCay about how student visa changes will affect his campus, which has a large international student population.

July 12, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
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  • Health

Teachers Weigh In On Whether Schools Should Reopen This Fall

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with teachers from around the country about how they feel about public schools reopening in the fall, amid a pandemic and rising infection rates.

July 12, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

San Antonio Pre-K Program Seeks To Fix Achievement Gap

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sarah Baray, CEO of "Pre-K for SA," about the importance of early learning programs in mitigating education inequality.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Tracy Harris, a Des Moines Public Schools custodian, cleans chairs at a local elementary school in early July.

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  • Education

Ask Us Your Questions About Reopening Schools — We'll Find The Answers

Share your questions about how schools and districts are planning for the next school year. NPR reporters will answer them.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • Wynne Davis and
  • Clare Lombardo
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Pediatrician Makes Case For Reopening Schools This Fall

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sara Bode, pediatrician and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about sending students back to school this fall.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
In Nairobi's Kibera slum in April, Nancy Andeka, 45, teaches her and her neighbor's children at home as schools are closed due to the coronavirus.

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  • Africa

As Kenya Keeps Schools Shut, Teen Pregnancies Are Rising

The country's schools are closed until January as the coronavirus surges. Meanwhile, officials say there's an increase in underage expecting mothers.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
Children arrive at Hong Kong's Maryknoll Fathers' Primary School on June 8, the first day of classes since the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Education

PHOTOS: How Hong Kong Reopened Schools — And Why It Closed Them Again

Schools were shut when the novel coronavirus first became a concern. Here's how Hong Kong handled re-opening — and now, a second closing due to a spike in cases.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Chor
A field trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., led by Kimberly Grayson, the principal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver, inspired some of her students to demand a more inclusive school curriculum.

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  • Education

Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum

Kimberly Grayson took her high schoolers to the African American history museum in D.C. When students pressed their white teachers to take the same trip, a revised history curriculum quickly followed.

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Jonaki Mehta
Children in an elementary school class wearing masks enter the classroom with desks spaced apart as per coronavirus guidelines in Monterey Park, Calif.

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  • Education

Florida Teachers Union Leader: 'We Do Not Want To Be The Petri Dish For America'

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Fedrick Ingram, head of the Florida Education Association, about the state's decision to require schools to reopen this fall with in-person classes.

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Christianna Silva

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  • Education

Nation's Pediatricians Walk Back Support For In-Person School

In a new statement made jointly with teachers unions, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says "science and community circumstances must guide decision-making."

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks this week during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing.

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  • Education

Education Department Announces It Won't Punish Colleges For Reconsidering Student Aid

In June, NPR reported that the department was making it harder for colleges to reconsider aid for students whose finances have changed. On Thursday, the agency reversed course.

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Cory Turner
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Union Leader On Why Kids Should Not Be Back In Classrooms This Fall

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, about why her union is against reopening public schools in the fall.

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
GPB  NPR

Fulton County Schools Superintendent Outlines Reopening Plans

The superintendent of Fulton County Schools, Mike Looney, spoke with NPR’s Morning Edition anchor Rachel Martin about how the district is seeking to...

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Lars Lonnroth
Librarian Dawn Wacek speaks from the TED stage.

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  • Arts & Life

Dawn Wacek: How Can Libraries Be A Path Toward Inclusivity And Forgiveness?

Are overdue library book fines necessary? Librarian Dawn Wacek wants all libraries to do away with overdue fines to make library services more inclusive and welcoming to all readers.

July 10, 2020
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