Education

Finalists of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge explore mental health

4:59pm July 08, 2023

This year, for the first time NPR's Student Podcast Challenge offered a special prize for the best student podcasts about mental health. The finalists had important things to say.

Club leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill interact with students outside the student union

Education

After Supreme Court decision, university to offer free tuition to some in-state students

12:59pm July 08, 2023

by Associated Press

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will offer free tuition to some students in order to expand diversity efforts following last week's Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions, the school announced Friday.

Wisconsin's governor wields his special power to boost school funding for 400 years

4:23pm July 07, 2023

by Corrinne Hess

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a budget bill. His partial veto increases school funding for four centuries.

With affirmative action over, legacy college admissions should go too, advocates say

4:37pm July 06, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on affirmative action renewed calls for elite institutions to eliminate "legacy" admissions — or granting advantages to the children of people who attended.

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N.C. A&T partners with Cone Health to address disparities through community outreach

1:50pm July 06, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The first event, which will be held on Saturday, is called “Building a Better You."

Education

Study examines what aspects of mental health are tied to doing well in math, English

5:05am July 06, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A new study suggests that helping teens feel competent and purposeful may help their grades more than just focusing on their happiness.

Bill Goebel is sworn in to the Guilford County Board of Education

Education

Legislation would remove Guilford County Board of Education member months after appointment

3:34pm July 05, 2023

by Amy Diaz

The District 3 school board seat has been the center of a months-long controversy going back to December.

Education

What colleges can do about diversity after Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling

5:09am July 04, 2023

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Natasha Warikoo, professor of sociology at Tufts University, about ways schools can diversify after the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions.

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying race cannot be a factor.

Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

9:13pm July 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education.

How America's debate over student loans has changed over the decades

5:29pm July 03, 2023

At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today, millions of students pursue higher education, but collectively they owe $1.7 trillion in debt.