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University Of Michigan Faces Sex Abuse Case Against Deceased Doctor

10:34am September 26, 2021

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Washington Post reporter Lenny Bernstein and Tad DeLuca about a sex abuse case at the University of Michigan involved over 950 victims. DeLuca was one of them.

Rapper Gunna and Goodr CEO Jasmine Crowe stop by the Goodr grocery store, at the Atlanta middle school he formerly attended.

A Free In-School Grocery Store Is Tackling Child Hunger, One Family At A Time

12:35pm September 25, 2021

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

The free store in an Atlanta middle school offers not only food, but also household items, toiletries, clothing and shoes. Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe hopes to open more.

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Jill Biden Discusses Her Husband's Plan For Free Community College

8:56am September 25, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

Jill Biden visited a community college in Michigan to talk about the Biden administration's plan for free community college.

Teen Student Podcast Challenge Winners Talk Tattoos

7:58am September 25, 2021

by Sequoia Carrillo

Chicago teens made a podcast discussing the pros and cons of getting tattoos. We check back in on them after they were named finalists in NPR's 2021 Student Podcast Challenge.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona accompanies North High School's marching band on the cowbell during a Monday pep rally in Eau Claire, Wis.

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The Education Secretary Plays Hardball (And A Cowbell) To Push For Safe Schools

9:05am September 24, 2021

by Cory Turner

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has tried to balance optimism around safe, in-person learning with political pugilism aimed at officials who are making it hard for schools to require masks.

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Celebrating Salem Academy And College At 250

7:57am September 24, 2021

by David Ford

This weekend, the Triad celebrates three milestones during An Evening for Salem: the 250th anniversary of Salem Academy and College, the Winston-Salem Symphony turning 75, and be

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WS/FC Schools Addresses Safety Concerns After Violent Incidents

7:34am September 24, 2021

by Keri Brown

Miguel Cardona, U.S. secretary of education, speaks during a news conference at the White House on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021.

Education Dept. Will Reimburse Florida District That Had Funds Held Over Mask Mandate

4:45pm September 23, 2021

by Cory Turner

The U.S. Department of Education has made good on its promise to reimburse a Florida school district that is being penalized for defying its state's mask mandate ban.

Julian Hernandez (right), 12, a seventh-grader at Hillside School in Illinois, says he feels much safer being back in school knowing that a weekly testing program is identifying those who are sick with COVID-19.

How Some Schools Are Using Weekly Testing To Keep Kids In Class — And COVID Out

2:33pm September 23, 2021

by Christine Herman

Many K-12 school districts are tapping federal funds to pay for regular surveillance testing of students. It's an effective pandemic tactic when used alongside mask-wearing and other precautions.

A student attends summer classes at E.N. White School in Holyoke, Mass. In a new survey of school superintendents, 75% of respondents said they were using federal COVID-19 relief dollars to pay for summer learning and other enrichment activities.

Schools Are Getting Billions In COVID Relief Money. Here's How They Plan To Spend It

4:21pm September 20, 2021

by Cory Turner

New staff, new technology and new classrooms are among the things superintendents are buying with this historic infusion of federal dollars. That's according to a new survey of district leaders.