• More students are going to college. Affordability and workforce training are factors

  Overall enrollment is up slightly at colleges and universities, driven by gains at community colleges and public four-year programs.

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  More students are going to college. Affordability and workforce training are factors

  Overall enrollment is up slightly at colleges and universities, driven by gains at community colleges and public four-year programs.

  • Elissa Nadworny
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  Feds launch investigations into four WA school districts over trans athletes

  The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced they are investigating four school districts in Washington state for permitting transgender students to compete in school sports.

  • Noel Gasca
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  The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says

  A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

  • Cory Turner
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  Seattle Schools knew there was methane gas beneath its new high school — but skipped some safety measures

  Before Seattle Public School spent $300 million to rebuild Rainier Beach High School on a peat bog, scientists hired by the district warned that methane in the soil could pose an explosive problem if it were to leak into the school.

  • Ann Dornfeld

• The Humpback comeback: Vancouver's whales come home

  Chris unravels the journey of Humpback whales in the Salish Sea and explores the groundbreaking techniques researchers are using to protect them.

  • Lucy Soucek
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  'Our kids need help.' Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education

  Washington’s current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s top message Thursday during his annual “State of Education” address.

  • Sami West
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  Amid fraud claims, Trump admin announces more changes to federal child care funding

  The Child Care and Development Fund sends money to states to help make child care more affordable for low-income families. Allegations of fraud in Minnesota have put the program under scrutiny.

  • Nicole Cohen

• In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world

  Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance.

  • Madi Smith

• What you need to know about massive changes to the federal student loan system

  2025 was a tumultuous year for federal student loan borrowers. NPR breaks down the most important changes borrowers should understand as they head into 2026.

  • Cory Turner

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