When Students In Alaska Switched To At-Home Learning, Something Unexpected Happened When three students in the Yukon Delta region of Alaska were sent home from school last year something unexpected happened — they reconnected with their family tradition of subsistence hunting. Sequoia Carrillo
UNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players As college athletes nationwide rush to ink individual sponsorship deals under a new NCAA policy, North Carolina is the first to say it will license players in groups alongside school trademarks. Becky Sullivan
Indiana University's Vaccine Requirement Should Stand, Federal Judge Rules A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things. Clare Lombardo
College Football Player Discusses The New Frontier Of NIL Endorsements NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Antwan Owens, Jackson State University college football player, about his NIL endorsement contract and the new frontier of college sports.
Illinois Has Become The First State To Require The Teaching Of Asian American History Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation last week that will require public school students to learn about Asian American history starting in the 2022-2023 school year. Deepa Shivaram
CDC Updates School Guidelines For Students Returning In The Fall The CDC has revised guidance for schools for fall 2021. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten about the latest recommendations for in-person learning.
Texas Lawmakers Take Aim At Critical Race Theory Texas' governor says a new education bill designed to keep critical race theory out of the state's classrooms doesn't go far enough. Texas school districts deny they even teach critical race theory.
CDC Updates Guidelines To Protect Kids From COVID In School. Plus: Vacation Tips The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks? Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records "It made me feel really proud," she said after clinching the victory. The 14-year-old Louisianan outspelled the competition with the winning word "murraya." Emma Bowman
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named. David Folkenflik