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Student loan borrowers will get help after an NPR report and years of complaints

The U.S. Department of Education unveils a plan to help millions of borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its troubled income-driven repayment plans.
- Cory Turner
Florida rejects 54 math books, claiming critical race theory appeared in some

The rejected books make up a record 41% of the 132 books submitted for review, the Florida Department of Education said in a statement.
- Ayana Archie
High school didn’t prepare my sister for college. But hard work got her there

Around two million high school graduates go on to attend college each year in the United States. Jakha Tunkara is a recent high school graduate who feels that the school system failed to properly prepare her for college. RadioActive's Muhammad Tunkara talks with his sister Jakha about the obstacles she faced.
- Muhammad Tunkara
After a Texas teacher saw his students struggling with math, he turned to rap music

Thomas Mayfield helped raise test scores and engagement in the classroom, and now he's helping teachers in Fort Worth learn what he did.
- Mia Estrada
Encore: To get kids hooked on math, teacher brings rap music into the classroom

A Texas teacher helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum. He's now teaching this method to other instructors.
- Mia Estrada
These students protested racism and sexual violence. They say school officials responded with retaliation

In January, students at Olympia's River Ridge High School came together for a week-long protest. The high school’s Black Student Union, joined by allies, called for district administrators to address racial and sexual violence on campus. Now, the Black Student Union is considering filing a class action lawsuit against North Thurston Public Schools for alleged retaliation by school officials.
- Libby Denkmann
The student loan pause has been extended until the end of August

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mike Pierce of the Student Borrower Protection Center, about plans to extend the student loan payment pause and a reset for roughly 7 million borrowers who are in default.
Charles Darwin's missing notebooks have been returned more than 20 years later

The iconic notebooks, which include Darwin's 1837 Tree of Life sketch, were returned to the Cambridge University Library last month.
- Rina Torchinsky
Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war

Ukraine's focus on maintaining education during a war is in line with an emerging philosophy of disaster response.
- Anya Kamenetz
To get kids hooked on math, teacher brings rap music into the classroom

A Texas teacher who helped struggling math students find success by integrating music into the curriculum is now teaching this method to other teachers.
- Mia Estrada

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