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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Baltimore bridge collapse has put the spotlight on Maryland's young Black governor
March 30, 2024 • Since before the political newcomer was inaugurated, there has been speculation that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore wants to run for higher office. The bridge collapse could be his first major test.
The University of Idaho Marching Band, wearing Yale T-shirts, performs at the NCAA Tournament game between Yale and San Diego State in Spokane, Wash., on Sunday. The band has been honored in Connecticut for filling in as Bulldogs. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Why the University of Idaho marching band members are heroes in Connecticut
March 29, 2024 • When Yale's marching band wasn't able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut's governor proclaimed a "University of Idaho Day."
Second graders practice using solar eclipse glasses outside Winchester Village Elementary School in Indianapolis. Kaiti Sullivan for NPR hide caption
How an Indianapolis teacher is using the solar eclipse to inspire her students
March 25, 2024 • Indianapolis is one of several U.S. cities in the path of totality. For many students there, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness – and be inspired by – a total solar eclipse.
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Student volunteers prepare two balloons for a morning launch in Cumberland, Md., as part of a nationwide project to study the April 8 eclipse. Meredith Rizzo for NPR hide caption
On eclipse day, hundreds of students will send up balloons for science
March 25, 2024 • The NASA-backed Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project puts students in charge of a bold scientific endeavor to study the April 8 total solar eclipse.
Ed Department error may delay student financial aid further
March 24, 2024 • Students may have to wait even longer for their financial aid award letters due to an Education Department error
Parents wait for news about the kidnapped LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga students in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, on March 9, 2024. Nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state have been released, the state governor said Sunday, March 24, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school. Sunday Alamba/AP hide caption
Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after over two weeks in captivity
March 24, 2024 • Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren have been released, more than two weeks after the children were seized from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna and marched into the forests.
Senators meet in the senate chamber at the Statehouse, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption
New Indiana law requires professors to promote 'intellectual diversity' to keep tenure
March 22, 2024 • A new Indiana law requires professors to promote "intellectual diversity" to receive tenure. Critics worry the measure will dissuade academics from staying in the state.
Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, D.C., in February 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers
March 21, 2024 • Because of past administrative failures, the some 78,000 affected public service workers such as nurses and teachers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law, Biden said.
This year it's a slow crawl to financial aid packages for students
March 21, 2024 • Colleges are just beginning to receive long-overdue FAFSA data. Meanwhile, students who've been accepted to college still face weeks before they receive aid offers.
High school students taking part in the University of Washington's annual MisInfo Day earlier this month. They are looking at pictures of faces to tell whether the images were created with generative AI tools or authentic. Kim Malcolm/KUOW hide caption
Untangling Disinformation
Ai images and conspiracy theories are driving a push for media literacy education.
March 21, 2024 • One of the nation's best-known media literacy events for high school students is expanding as demand grows for skills to identify deepfake images and online conspiracy theories.
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The great textbook war.
March 21, 2024 • What is school for? Over a hundred years ago, a man named Harold Rugg published a series of textbooks that encouraged students to confront the thorniest parts of U.S. history: to identify problems, and try and solve them. And it was just as controversial as the fights we're seeing today. In this episode: a media mogul, a textbook author, and a battle over what students should – or shouldn't – learn in school.
Alabama governor signs anti-DEI law
Troy public radio.
March 20, 2024 • Another state has moved to how race can be discussed in schools and universities. Alabama's governor signed a law that would allow school staff to be terminated if they teach "divisive concepts."
Alabama lawmakers approved a bill barring public colleges and other entities from using money to support diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Google Maps/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Alabama governor signs ban on DEI funds that restricts 'divisive concepts' in schools
March 20, 2024 • "Nothing in this act," the legislation states, ".... May be construed to inhibit or violate the First Amendment rights of any student or employee." But its opponents say it does just that.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption
Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on 'woke' appears to be losing steam in Florida
March 15, 2024 • A federal court recently blocked most of a key DeSantis measure, the Stop WOKE Act. Courts have ruled against a number of the governor's conservative initiatives.
Cadets salute during the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy in 2021. A change to West Point's mission statement has sparked outrage among some conservatives online. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP hide caption
West Point axed 'duty, honor, country' from its mission statement. Conservatives fumed
March 14, 2024 • The three iconic words remain the motto of the U.S. military academy. But an update to its mission statement, where the words had appeared for 26 years, has sparked outrage among conservatives online.
Students finish their lunch at Lowell Elementary School in Albuquerque, N.M., on Aug. 22, 2023. A legislative proposal would ban six artificial food dyes in California schools. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP hide caption
Here are the concerns with artificial food dyes, as California weighs a ban in schools
March 14, 2024 • Six artificial food dyes and titanium dioxide would be banned in schools under a proposal in the state legislature. Critics say there isn't enough evidence to prove they're a health risk.
A University of Florida football game last fall. James Gilbert/Getty Images hide caption
NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies
March 12, 2024 • The storied civil rights organization accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of having "waged war on Black America" by championing legislation to dismantle diversity and inclusion efforts at public schools.
Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students
March 12, 2024 • Districts store all kinds of sensitive student data, which means the consequences of a school cyberattack can follow pupils well into adulthood. And it's not just their credit that's at risk.
After July 1, the University of Virginia and other public institutions in the state will no longer be able to give an admissions advantage to students who are connected to alums or donors. Daxia Rojas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Virginia has banned legacy admissions at its public colleges
March 11, 2024 • The new law, which passed unanimously in the Virginia House and Senate, will take effect July 1.
One reason school cyberattacks are on the rise? Schools are easy targets for hackers
March 11, 2024 • School systems of every size have been hit by cyberattacks. "It's not Johnny in his room trying to break in and change his grades anymore," says one superintendent.
Now that Sarah Barnes' son, Samuel, 2, is enrolled in Head Start, it's lifted an extra stress off Barnes' shoulders. "It just makes life a little bit easier having child care right on campus," she says. "I can literally walk over here between classes and check on him." Anthony Francis for NPR hide caption
The new kids on campus? Toddlers, courtesy of Head Start
March 11, 2024 • And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.
Charlotte the pregnant stingray swims in her aquarium in Hendersonville, N.C. Lydia Wilson hide caption
Environment
A stingray named charlotte got pregnant — exactly how remains a mystery.
March 7, 2024 • The world is waiting for a stingray to give birth in the small town of Hendersonville, N.C. That's because it's not clear how she got pregrant, as there's no other stingray in the aquarium.
Leaders of some of America's most well-known journalism schools, which include Graciela Mochkofsky (from left), David Ryfe and Jelani Cobb, weigh in on the state of the news industry and how they are making sure students are prepared to enter a turbulent business. Daniel Mordzinski, David Ryfe, Jelani Cobb hide caption
Perspective
Is journalism disappearing these top educators have a lot to say about that.
March 7, 2024 • The leaders of six journalism schools discuss the ongoing media bloodbath, the cost of a journalism degree, and how to prepare journalists for the future.
PragerU videos frequently focus, with a conservative bent, on topics including history, economics, values and wellness. Videos such as this one, about Christopher Columbus, have been criticized for how historical events have been depicted. PragerU/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
PragerU is a conservative video giant. Here's why it's trying to get into schools
March 7, 2024 • Despite the suggestive sound of its name, PragerU is a content creator, not a university. Its short, well-produced videos appeal to college students and young people. And it has big plans to grow.
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