School Boards Are Asking For Federal Help As They Face Threats And Violence School board meetings, usually one of the most mundane examples of local democracy in action, have exploded with vitriol across the country in recent months, and many school leaders are scared. Anya Kamenetz
Everett Community College clears the debts of 3,4000 students with pandemic relief funds 'It doesn't make people lazy. It just makes people have opportunities so that they can continue to provide for their families.' Kim Malcolm
Education Dept. Will Reimburse Florida District That Had Funds Held Over Mask Mandate The U.S. Department of Education has made good on its promise to reimburse a Florida school district that is being penalized for defying its state's mask mandate ban. Cory Turner
Schools Close Bathrooms Due To Vandalization From TikTok 'Devious Licks' Trend As if schools across the country didn't have enough to worry about: some middle and high school students are vandalizing bathrooms thanks to a TikTok trend called "Devious Licks."
Author On What She Learned 'Teaching The Children Of The One Percent' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Blythe Grossberg about her new book, I Left My Homework in the Hamptons: What I Learned Teaching the Children of the One Percent.
Students Are Damaging School Bathrooms For Attention On TikTok Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety. James Doubek
Jason Reynolds: How Can We Connect With Kids Through The Written Word? Jason Reynolds is an award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. This hour, Jason speaks with Manoush about reaching kids through stories that let them feel understood. Manoush Zomorodi
She's Been Teaching For 18 Years. She Says This Year Is Her Most Stressful Yet What does an elementary school classroom look like right now? Photojournalist Natosha Via spent the day with one Louisville music teacher as she adjusted masks and sanitized xylophone mallets. Natosha Via
Massachusetts Calls On The National Guard To Mitigate A School Bus Driver Shortage The pandemic has contributed to a shortage in bus drivers, so Gov. Charlie Baker says 250 Guard members with commercial driver's licenses will be brought in to help. Scott Neuman
Colleges Are Struggling With How To Handle Vaccine Mandates Cleveland State University is requiring vaccinations only for those living on campus. For everyone else, the college is relying on a six-week education campaign, a move some say doesn't go far enough. Taylor Haggerty