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News Articles: Education

Richard Cordray is the chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid.

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  • Education

4 things to know about possible changes to your student loan debt

The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause.

October 28, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A textbook published by Hodder Education asks students whether treatment of Native Americans was "exaggerated." The textbook is no longer being sold, Hodder said.

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  • Education

Textbook that asked if treatment of Native Americans was 'exaggerated' is recalled

Hodder Education, the publisher of the textbook, said it was removing the book from sale and would conduct a review of the content.

October 27, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A child plays with colorful plastic blocks. Children in need of quality childcare is in high demand but short supply, including for disabled children,  parents say.

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  • Family

Day care for disabled children requires better funding, parents and experts say

Looking for child care for disabled children is a challenge for working parents.

October 27, 2021
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By:
  • Camila Beiner
UGA campus with vaccine sign

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  • Health

Georgia's top federal contracting universities opt for some vaccine mandates after all

In a statement to students, faculty and staff, UGA President Jere Morehead and other members of the university’s leadership warned “please be aware that the federal government has defined covered employees and covered contractor workplaces broadly.”

October 27, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Education

A look at the groups supporting school board protesters nationwide

Several organizations are offering toolkits, legal advice and other resources for parents with a range of grievances against their local elected school boards.

October 26, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
A majority of students at Los Angeles City College, the United States' largest community college district, are continuing with online classes for this fall semester in Los Angeles.

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  • Education

College enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. This fall, it's even worse

The pandemic has seen far fewer students go to college — that trend continued this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

October 26, 2021
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Nurses check on a patient in a Jonesboro, Ark., ICU in August when the delta variant sparked yet another surge of serious COVID-19 cases in the region. The pandemic has only added to a longstanding nursing shortage in the U.S., statistics show.

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  • Health

The U.S. needs more nurses, but nursing schools don't have enough slots

Across the country, hospitals are desperate for RNs and specialty nurses. Yet, paradoxically, the nursing pipeline has slowed, with educators retiring or returning to clinical work themselves.

October 25, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Candles surround a photo of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a vigil on Oct. 23 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The American Film Institute established a scholarship in honor of Hutchins, who was killed by a prop gun on the set of the movie "Rust" last week.

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  • Movies

Top film school honors Halyna Hutchins with a scholarship for female cinematographers

The American Film Institute created a scholarship in honor of Halyna Hutchins, who was killed by a prop gun on the set of "Rust." The fund will support aspiring female cinematographers.

October 25, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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  • Education

The superstar teachers of our Student Podcast Challenge

To celebrate four years of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, we highlight teachers whose students have shined.

October 24, 2021
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo and
  • Steve Drummond
Wellesley high schooler Andrew Song plays baritone sax in the jazz band.

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  • Education

With safety in mind, schools are getting their bands back together

With students back at school this fall, classes sound almost normal — they just look a little different.

October 23, 2021
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By:
  • Craig LeMoult
Howard University students are entering their second week of protests demanding better housing on campus.

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  • Education

Students at Howard University are protesting poor housing conditions on campus

Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.

October 22, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
College graduation

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  • Education

State House committee hears pitch to give Georgia DACA students in-state tuition

Immigration rights activists are hoping a proposed law that would allow Georgia’s so-called Dreamers — recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — to pay tuition rates more in line with other Georgia students will get a second look from the legislature in 2022.

October 22, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Karen Watkins is vice chair of the school board of Gwinnett County, a suburban county north of Atlanta. She is surprised that she has become a target for a political culture war. "I just didn't realize that it would impact the local school board," Watkins says. "Our main focus is towards student achievement and ensuring that we are producing children that are thriving."

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  • Education

What it's like to be on the front lines of the school board culture war

Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • Anya Kamenetz
Zahra Nealy (left) and Victoria Chamberlin both stand to benefit from recent changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

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  • Education

Student loan forgiveness is a lot closer for some borrowers, and they are pumped

Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A campaign sign for a slate of candidates challenging three incumbent board members in Centerville, Ohio. If they win, they would control the five member board. It is a non-partisan position, but national political hot buttons have infused the race.

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  • Politics

School board elections will be an early test of what issues motivate voters

This year, typically sleepy school board elections have become fraught with fights over masks, vaccines and diversity curricula. Could this affect races higher up the ballot in 2022 and 2024?

October 20, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
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