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A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool

A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.
- Anya Kamenetz
Teachers in Puerto Rico strike to demand higher wages and better pensions

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Jose Cintron, a middle school teacher in Puerto Rico, about the teachers' ongoing strikes to demand better wages and pensions.
- Adrian Florido
People who work at Dollywood will soon be eligible for free tuition

The Dolly Parton amusement park's parent company will fund all tuition and fees for select programs. "Their futures should be grown with love, not loans," Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler says.
- Rina Torchinsky
States are ending mask mandates. Is that a good idea for school students?

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Annette Anderson of the Johns Hopkins Center for Safe and Healthy schools, about the implications as several states start rolling back mask mandates in schools.
Families of kids continuing to learn remotely are cut off from P-EBT food program

Updated federal guidance means many low-income families that want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a school program that helped them pay for meals.
- Cory Turner
Even divorce might not free you from your ex's student loan debt

A short-lived program in the early 2000s allowed married couples to consolidate their student loans for a lower interest rate. Now, with no legal way to separate the loans, some want changes.
- Sequoia Carrillo
Wahkiakum School District sues WA over its education funding model

Wahkiakum County sits just north of the Columbia River on the Oregon border. It’s Washington’s smallest county, where the medium income sits just around $36,000 a year. If you go to school there, you’re learning in old buildings, oftentimes operating thanks to duct tape and chicken wire solutions.
- Libby Denkmann
New Jersey school mask mandates are set to end in 2nd week of March

New Jersey's governor is calling for a return to "normal" as the state's COVID cases start to fall. As of the second week of March, students and school staff will no longer be required to wear masks.
- Anya Kamenetz
Irma Olguin: Why We Should Bring Tech Economies to Underdog Cities

Irma Olguin wants to bring the tech industry to cities like her hometown, Fresno. She believes building a support system for tech workers will strengthen communities and revitalize undervalued cities.
- Matthew Cloutier
'The future just shifted.' How an educator made space for youth of color during the pandemic

Elementary teacher Fernell Miller noticed the lack of mental health support for students of color during the pandemic and decided to do something about it. The Root of Our Youth, an organization Miller started 30 years ago, offers students a space of healing, joy, and connection.
- Zana Stewart

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