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News Articles: Education

An illustration of a classroom.

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  • Education

State lawmakers to take aim at racial history in public schools, partisan school boards

With so-called "critical race theory" dominating the discussion before the 2022 General Assembly session begins, some worry more pressing problems like school funding could get short shrift.

December 30, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Students and other bystanders gather in the Quad as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event in a nearby building at Emory University, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Atlanta.

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  • Education

Emory switching to virtual classes amid US COVID surge

Emory University is switching to virtual classes to start the spring semester because of a national surge in COVID cases fueled by the omicron variant. In a letter to the university community, President Gregory Fenves said Tuesday Emory will transition back to in-person learning on Jan. 31 if conditions permit.

December 28, 2021
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By:
  • Associated Press
An empty classroom during the pandemic in a school in Madrid.

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  • Education

$17 trillion: That's how much the pandemic could take away from today's kids

A new report from UNESCO estimates the potential lifetime earnings lost to the world's children due to school closings. But there are ways to prevent this from happening.

December 27, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Many teachers thought 2021 was going to be a better school year than 2020, but a lot have found it to be harder as students are struggling to catch up after a year of remote and hybrid learning.

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  • Education

Teachers thought 2021 would be better. Instead, some say it's their toughest year yet

Many teachers thought 2021 was going to be a better school year than 2020, but a lot have found it to be harder as students are struggling to catch-up after a year of remote and hybrid learning.

December 23, 2021
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By:
  • Wynne Davis,
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • and 2 more

Tagged as: 

  • Education

President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1

President Biden extended relief for federal student loan borrowers for an additional 90 days because borrowers are "still coping with the impacts of the pandemic." Payments now resume May 1.

December 23, 2021
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Mercer cutting ribbon on medical school campus in Columbus

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  • Education

Mercer Medical School’s Columbus campus officially opens

The next generation of healthcare professionals will soon be walking the halls of Mercer University School of Medicine’s new Columbus campus.

December 23, 2021
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By:
  • Associated Press
Grimsley High School teacher Sierra Hannipole checks in with a student at the Greensboro, N.C., school's learning hub. According to new federal data, 6 in 10 schools around the U.S., including Grimsley, have given extra training to teachers to support students socially and emotionally this school year.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Here's what schools are doing to try to address students' social-emotional needs

New federal numbers show the nation's schools are hiring and training staff and expanding previous curricula to address student mental health.

December 23, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Students walk on the campus of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles in March 2020.

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  • Health

Some colleges and universities will start the new year online as omicron spreads

Seven schools in the University of California system, Harvard University, Northwestern University and others are among those changing their plans in response to the highly transmissible variant.

December 22, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Dreshon Robinson says Sierra Hanapole is his favorite teacher. "She just has a good character. She's really cool. You know, she's not one of those teachers that freak out."

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  • Education

Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions

After school "learning hubs" are helping some high school students in North Carolina catch up on academic time lost due to COVID — and stay on track for graduation.

December 21, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Dreshon Robinson says Sierra Hanapole is his favorite teacher. "She just has a good character. She's really cool. You know, she's not one of those teachers that freak out."

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Extra learning time is helping these students catch up from COVID interruptions

After school "learning hubs" are helping some high school students in North Carolina catch up on academic time lost due to COVID — and stay on track for graduation.

December 21, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Second-graders hold their heads as they talk about "thoughts" and how they compare with "feelings" and resulting "actions," at Paw Paw Elementary School earlier this month, in Paw Paw, Mich.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Schools embrace social and emotional learning to help 'overwhelmed' students

School officials believe that kids can't succeed academically if they are struggling emotionally.

December 20, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Bibb County school board

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  • Education

Bibb Schools to hire more virtual teachers amid shortage

The teacher shortage is not a new dilemma, but one that has worsened in recent years in schools across the country. A myriad of factors are at the root of the shortage including fewer college students studying to become educators.

December 18, 2021
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By:
  • Laura Corley
A nurse tests a student for COVID-19 at Brandeis Elementary School in Louisville, Ky.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

New CDC guidance encourages more testing to limit school quarantines

The CDC is updating its guidance after studies show "test to stay" policies can keep more children in school without spreading the coronavirus.

December 17, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
When students at Stanford University return to campus in January, they'll be barred from holding parties or other big gatherings for two weeks.

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID

Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.

December 16, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press

Tagged as: 

  • Education

Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping

The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.

December 15, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz,
  • Cory Turner,
  • and 1 more
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