Education

Mississippi School Official Weighs In On The Effects ICE Raids Have Had On Kids

5:23pm August 09, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chad Harrison, assistant superintendent to Scott County district schools, about the aftermath of the ICE raids in various Mississippi towns.

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David Daniels, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2013.

Memos Lay Out Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Opera Star David Daniels

4:13pm August 08, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

University of Michigan memos obtained by NPR detail multiple, serious allegations, including an accusation that Daniels solicited students in exchange for money — a potentially criminal offense.

Education

In The Age Of Smartphones, Parents Are Encouraged To Be Media Mentors, Not Gatekeepers

5:58pm August 06, 2019

by Anya Kamenetz

Pediatricians and other experts are encouraging parents to mentor their kids in using screens, rather than be just gatekeepers.

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How To Talk With Kids About Violent Attacks In The News

5:57am August 06, 2019

by David Greene

NPR's David Greene talks with Dr. David Schonfeld, director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement about how to talk to children about mass shootings and trauma.

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At most of India's private engineering and medical schools, a certain number of spots in the freshman class â usually about 15% â are reserved for the college's management to allocate at its discretion.

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When Students In India Can't Earn College Admission On Merit, They Buy Their Way In

9:37am August 04, 2019

When parents in the U.S. paid huge sums to secure places for their children in top schools, it was a scandal. In India, it's acceptable for parents to pay private universities for this purpose.

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Education

Coming To America: Our Best Student Podcasts About Immigration

8:57am August 03, 2019

by Jacqueline Nkhonjera

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge received dozens of submissions about immigration. The student podcasters shared their stories of hope, struggle and success.

Texas To Require High School Graduates To Apply For College Financial Aid

5:54pm August 02, 2019

by Claire McInerny

A new Texas law will require all graduating high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as FAFSA, or the state's equivalent.

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LaKevia Dismal (center, left) and Maya Covington (center, right) celebrate their graduation from the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School training program.

Education

A Tennessee Farm Grows A New Generation Of Social Justice Activists

10:31am August 02, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

The Children's Defense Fund is training young people at its Haley Farm in east Tennessee to run summer enrichment programs modeled after civil rights era Freedom Schools.

People cycle past a building at Peking University in Beijing in 2016. The university hosts Yenching Academy, a prestigious graduate studies program.

American Graduates Of China's Yenching Academy Are Being Questioned By The FBI

8:54pm August 01, 2019

by Emily Feng

In the last two years, at least five graduates have been approached by agents to gather intelligence on the program and to ascertain whether they have been co-opted by Chinese espionage efforts.

'The Addams Family' Ranks No. 1 For Popularity In High School Musicals

4:20pm August 01, 2019

The Addams Family was the most popular high school musical production this year, according to the latest rankings from the Educational Theatre Association.

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