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. Sanaz Meshkinpour
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
Moms On Both Sides Of The Back-To-School Debate School districts are once again making enormous changes at the last minute. New York City, the nation's largest district, is one of the few holdouts against offering a remote option. Anya Kamenetz
NYC Public Schools, Mostly Remote During The Pandemic, Return To In-Class Learning New York City public school students are going back to school Monday, but parents and educators are bracing themselves as COVID-19 infections continue to rise among children. Rosemary Misdary
Harvard University Will Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels After Years Of Public Pressure Harvard University says it will stop investing its $41.9 billion endowment in the fossil fuel industry, citing the threat of climate change. Activists have called on the university to do so for years. Rachel Treisman
Biden Dangles New Federal Funds For Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Bans On Thursday, the president announced a series of actions to encourage K-12 schools to mandate masks for all and require vaccines for employees. Anya Kamenetz
How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why. Sarah McCammon
