Exclusive: How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers Income-driven repayment plans were intended to help low-income student loan borrowers, and eventually cancel their debt. New documents paint a breathtaking picture of the program's failure. Cory Turner
A daycare... a test prep... a community center? Kids' book explores what a school is NPR's Ailsa Chang talked with John Schu, first picture book writer and long time book advocate, and illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison about their new book This is a School. Megan Lim
New Orleans rescinds a long-ignored rule prohibiting jazz and dancing in schools A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans' public schools has finally been lifted — though it was never really enforced. Aubri Juhasz
A yak, a ticked-off teacher, an Oscar nomination for Bhutan: We interview the director The movie is Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom, up for best international feature. It's about an urban teacher who's ticked off about being sent to work in a remote village with no electricity. Kamala Thiagarajan
In a reversal, the Taliban bars Afghan girls from attending school beyond 6th grade The rulers' decision — reneging on a previous promise — came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan and risks further alienating the international community. The Associated Press
Skilled trade programs are booming after college enrollment dropped in the pandemic College enrollment dropped during the pandemic. But programs in the skilled trades are booming. Elissa Nadworny visits two community colleges where students learn to build houses and fix cars. Elissa Nadworny
School bus routes may soon be cut or combined as the cost to refuel buses spikes Fluctuating fuel prices are hitting the school bus industry hard. Some districts lock in fuel prices for multiple years, and others pay as you go. There's pain and uncertainty all around. Jill Kaufman
Why this Ukrainian exchange student left Seattle for a war zone back home One University of Washington exchange student left Seattle and returned home to Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Why misinformation is 'sticky' and sometimes easy to fall for ‘Everyone is susceptible to misinformation. As individuals, we have a tendency to believe that others can be biased, but we ourselves are not.’ Kim Malcolm
Education Secretary Cardona on grant funds for HBCUs after recent bomb threats NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat. Elena Burnett
