After decades, author Jamil Jan Kochai reunites with the teacher who changed his life
Author Jamil Jan Kochai and his former second-grade teacher, Susan Lung, were reunited after more than 20 years at a...
Education
Schools in Mississippi face another year in the shadow of the pandemic
As students return to classrooms for the new school year, we visit one district, in Jackson, Miss., to hear how...
The tax deduction limit for educators will increase for the first time in 20 years
Angela Pike watches her fourth grade students at Lakewood Elementary School in Cecilia, Ky., as they use their laptops to...
$3.9 billion in debt is canceled for former students of ITT Tech
An ITT Technical Institute campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif., is seen on Sept. 6, 2016. Students who used federal loans...
BACK TO SCHOOL 2022: Giving Every School the Tools They Need to Prevent COVID-19 Spread and Stay Safely Open All Year Long – ED.gov Blog
“Back-to-school season is a time of possibility and promise for students, parents and families, and educators alike. To all the...
Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students
Students on campus at the University of Michigan. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Students on campus at...
After the rise of BLM, Black students and their families are heading back to HBCUs
Morehouse College is one of several historically Black colleges and universities seeing a surge in applications and enrollments in recent...
There’s a nationwide shortage of Black male school psychologists
Psychologists play a critical role in K-12 schools and there's a clear mismatch between the demographics of school psychologists and...
HBCUs see a historic jump in enrollments
Since the desegregation of higher education, Black enrollment at HBCUs has been on the decline, but that's changing. NPR's Michel...
What parents, teachers and students should know about the CDC’s new COVID guidelines
Third grade students participate in class at Highland Elementary School in Las Cruces, N.M., in the spring. Paul Ratje/AFP via...
