Howard University Partially Reopens As It Investigates A Cyberattack
The university was the victim of a ransomware attack over the weekend and has suspended online and hybrid undergraduate courses.
Education
Parents Of Children With Disabilities Join The Legal Battle Over Masks In Schools
In a wave of lawsuits, families are arguing that restrictions on mask mandates infringe on disability rights, forcing children to choose between their health and their education.
Kids, Parents And Experts Weigh In On What Another Disrupted School Year Means
The schooling challenges from the first year of the pandemic remain. Another disrupted school year means the pandemic's academic and emotional impact on children will persist unless addressed.
Officials: Expect Heightened Police Presence At Area Schools Following Fatal Shooting
It's been almost a week since William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr. died after being shot and killed by another student on Mount Tabor High School grounds.
Oakland Parents Say The Pandemic Helped To Get Learning Concerns Addressed
Schools in Oakland, Calif., regularly report lower reading levels for Black and Latino students. A parent advocacy group has been demanding the district do better.
Public Schools In A Maryland County Will Reopen Without Police Officers
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Councilman Craig Rice and student Julia Angel about public schools in Montgomery County, Md., opening without police officers for the first time in 19 years.
COVID Isn't The Only Reason Parents Are Hesitant To Send Their Kids Back To School
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Ivory Toldson, the NAACP's director of education innovation and research, about why some Black and Latinx parents are hesitant to send their kids back to school.
Caught Between Parents And Politicians, Nurses Fear Another School Year With COVID-19
As kids head back to class, school nurses are stretched thin as they manage increased workloads and delta-variant surges. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with three school nurses about this year's concerns.
Thousands Of Haitian Children Can't Return To School After Last Month's Earthquake
Schools in Haiti's southwest are beginning the new school year, just weeks after an earthquake devastated the region.
Hurricane Ida's Impact On Students Could Be Worse Than Katrina, Expert Says
Many New Orleans area students had re-enrolled in other schools within two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. This time, one expert predicts "five or six weeks of essentially no learning happening."