12-year-old girl becomes the youngest graduate of Broward College Sawsan Ahmed earned an associate's degree with a concentration in biological science. She will go on to the University of Florida, where she will study microbiology and cell science.
Kentucky school bus drivers are delivering tornado aid since classes are canceled Friday's tornado decimated several neighborhoods in Bowling Green, Ky. Schools remain closed, so bus drivers are using the opportunity to check in on students and deliver meals to their families. Lisa Autry
Why school enrollment continues to drop In fall 2020, NPR reported that enrollment numbers in public schools were dropping. A year later, has that changed? In many places, the answer is an emphatic "No." Cory Turner
Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone. Cory Turner
Teachers in South Dakota scrambled to pick up $1 bills in a hockey game sideshow The event, which offered a total of $5,000 to 10 teachers, had fans cheering. But it also sparked criticism for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle. Bill Chappell
A Canadian teacher was fired under a controversial Quebec law for wearing a hijab A teacher who wears a hijab was removed from the classroom under Quebec's Bill 21, which prohibits teachers wearing religious symbols in class. Emma Jacobs
Expulsion upheld for Bellevue student who protested school's handling of abuse complaint After a hearing Monday evening, a civil hearing officer ruled against an appeal brought forward by Alex Su, a 17-year-old Newport High School senior who was emergency expelled in late November, after hundreds at the school walked out of class in protest. Ashley Hiruko
For kids grappling with the pandemic's traumas, art classes can be an oasis As health officials sound the alarm about the pandemic's impact on children's mental health, music, drama and other art classes are helping kids adjust to being in-person again. Elizabeth Blair
Supreme Court signals further erosion of separation of church and state in schools The handwriting on the wall came during a nearly two hour argument involving a challenge brought by two Maine families to the state's unusual way of providing public education. Nina Totenberg
Michigan schools are figuring out how to respond to a flood of shooting threats A flood of threats has followed Michigan's school shooting. Information about missed warning signs has spurred a conversation about threats and how to reassure families that classrooms are safe. Michelle Jokisch Polo