New York City museum teaches kids about history through ordinary people The Tenement Museum explores the American experience by recreating the homes of real, immigrant, migrant and Black American families.
Seattle School Board moves 2 unnamed finalists forward in superintendent search The Seattle School Board has chosen two finalists in its search for the district’s next superintendent — but won’t be naming them publicly. Sami West
Broadway flops get a second life as student musicals Musicals for students give Broadway flops a second life. Students in South Florida are resuscitating the 2023 Brittney Spears musical show that lasted just three months on Broadway. Elissa Nadworny
Union says Education Dept.'s civil rights office was hit hard by shutdown layoffs The Trump administration is cutting another 466 federal workers from the Department of Education, including staff who oversee funding that supports children with disabilities and low-income students. Cory Turner
Many rural schools rely on international teachers. Trump's visa changes threaten that The Trump administration announced a $100,000 fee to accompany each H1-B visa. The fee could wreak havoc on rural school districts that rely on them to bring in teachers. Sequoia Carrillo
In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic. Cory Turner
Gun deaths among high schoolers on the rise, WSU study finds Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education. Cory Turner
What Uvalde's new school looks like, three years after tragedy Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports from Uvalde, where a new school built with security upgrades opens three years after the Robb Elementary shooting. Camille Phillips
No cops at Garfield High. Seattle School Board rejects plan to revive resource officer program Garfield High School will not get an armed on-campus Seattle police officer this year after all. Sami West