France Is Planning A Partial Reopening Of Schools
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jean-Michel Blanquer, French minister of education, about how France is planning to reopen primary schools on May 11.
Education
Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad
The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."
Small, Private Colleges Get Boost From Coronavirus Relief Funds
Congress set aside $350 million to help colleges with "significant unmet needs" related to the pandemic. Most of that money has gone to small schools that serve just a fraction of U.S. students.
Students Call College That Got Millions In Coronavirus Relief 'A Sham'
In a federal lawsuit, students accuse Florida Career College of breaking promises about career training and job placement. The for-profit school has been allotted $17 million in federal pandemic aid.
CDC Guidance For Reopening Schools, Child Care And Summer Camps Is Leaked
The document has been in the works for some time, but reports say the White House tried to suppress it.
A Few Schools Reopen, But Remote Learning Could Go On For Years In U.S.
Governors are starting to float ideas for reopening schools. But there are many concerns about what education will look like when that happens.
How University Performing Arts Classes Have Transitioned Online
Triad-area educators have spent the last few weeks adjusting to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
News Brief: COVID-19 Testing, Georgia Shooting, Montana Schools
An update on coronavirus testing. Georgia authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of an unarmed black jogger. And, a small number of students in Montana go back to school Thursday.
Federal Rules Give More Protection To Students Accused Of Sexual Assault
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced what she called historic changes Wednesday to Obama-era guidelines that she said will make the process fairer.
Ohio State University Student Holds His Commencement In A Living Room
Many 2020 graduates are attending virtual commencements due to the pandemic. But Trent Johnson of Ohio State University took a real walk — dressed in cap and gown — across his family's living room.