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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, pictured on Wednesday, announced on Thursday that the country's schools will offer free period products starting later this year.

New Zealand Will Offer Free Sanitary Products At Schools To Fight Period Poverty

5:00pm February 18, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday the government will work with suppliers to get free period products into schools in June, building off a pilot program started last year.

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Governor Roy Cooper Says School Reopening Bill Falls Short

4:43pm February 18, 2021

by David Ford

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is praising school districts who have opted to return to in-person learning, but he says he won't sign a bill forcing classrooms to reopen.

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For many families, paying for college is one of the biggest financial decisions they'll make.

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5 Things Every Family Should Know About Paying For College

5:00pm February 17, 2021

For many families, this is one of the biggest financial decisions they'll ever make. A new book helps navigate the often confusing and opaque financial aid system.

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Thousands Of Masks To Be Distributed To WS/FC Schools Teachers, Staff

4:42pm February 17, 2021

by Keri Brown

Thousands of masks are being delivered to educators in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system over the next couple of days.

In-Person School Reopening Becomes Key Issue For Biden Administration

4:07pm February 17, 2021

by Scott Detrow

President Biden has made reopening schools a benchmark for how his administration is handling the pandemic. It is a politically tricky goal, since those decisions will be made by local districts.

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News Brief: Coronavirus Variants, Historic Storm, Student Loan Forgiveness

6:16am February 16, 2021

A new COVID-19 strain appears to have evolved in the U.S. The entire state of Texas is under a winter storm warning. Plus, the Biden administration considers how much student loan debt to cancel.

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Student Loan Forgiveness: Democrats Debate How Much To Cancel

5:47am February 16, 2021

by Elissa Nadworny

The Biden administration is debating how much student loan debt to cancel per person. Who benefits when you cancel $10,000 in student loan debt versus $50,000?

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Online Learning Boom Opens New Avenues To Spread Indigenous Languages

8:32am February 13, 2021

by Savannah Maher

As with almost all kinds of other schooling, the pandemic forced some classes in Indigenous languages to shut down. But it's also spurred development of virtual options to reach and recruit students.

CDC's New School Guidelines May Change Little, Superintendent Says

8:32am February 13, 2021

by Scott Simon

Marian Kim-Phelps, superintendent of the Poway Unified School District in San Diego, tells NPR's Scott Simon the recommendations don't help schools with what they need to reopen: staffing and space.

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Fans watch the high school football game between Davison and Flint Powers Catholic on September 18, 2020 in Davison, Michigan.

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To Play, Or Not To Play: Schools Wrestle With CDC's Athletics Recommendations

5:04am February 13, 2021

by Eda Uzunlar

New CDC guidance warns schools about resuming athletic activities, especially indoors, but some districts are still sending their kids to play ball.