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How To Help Your Child — And Yourself — Through The First Day Of School

The first day back to school can be a dreaded experience — for both children and parents. This year might be especially scary, as many children have spent a year and a half learning from home.
- Courtney Dorning
Reports Of Cheating At Colleges Soar During The Pandemic

Many universities have seen increases in academic misconduct. And while cutting corners took on different forms during the pandemic, the jury is still out on whether cheating actually went up.
- Sneha Dey
Does Your Kid's Classroom Need An Air Purifier? Here's How You Can Make One Yourself

With some high-quality air filters, and a lot of duct tape, some teachers are making DIY air purifiers – one that was designed by experts but can be built by amateurs.
- Gabrielle Emanuel
What Howard University's Upswing Means For Other Historically Black Colleges

This week, classes begin at Howard University, which has gotten a boost with its hiring of Nikole Hannah Jones and swearing in of alum Kamala Harris. But the school has a history of ups and downs.
- Debbie Truong
The ACLU Sues Over South Carolina's Ban On School Mask Mandates

The lawsuit claims mask mandate bans "illegally forces parents of children with underlying conditions to choose between their child's education and their child's health and safety."
- Clare Lombardo
A Vaccine For Children Is Not Likely To Be Approved Until The End Of Year

The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, says that after vaccine companies submit their trial data, the FDA will have to review it, which could take time.
- Cory Turner
For this parent and scientist, back to school planning is complicated by delta variant concerns

‘For our family, the risk equation has actually just changed quite a bit. It's not a question now about what's the benefit of in-person school versus the risk of Covid, but what are the benefits of in-person school for those first few months until children under the age of 12 can be vaccinated?’
- Kim Malcolm
New York City, The Country's Largest School System, Mandates Teacher Vaccinations

About 148,000 school employees, and contractors who work in schools, will have to have at least a first dose by Sept. 27. At least 63% of all school employees already have been vaccinated.
- The Associated Press
History Professors Consider How The Afghanistan War Will Be Remembered

NPR's Michel Martin discusses what the war in Afghanistan will mean in U.S. history with historian Kathleen Belew, retired U.S. Navy commander Ted Johnson and military judge Col. Gary Solis.
Arizona Teacher Says Lack Of Mask Mandate Leaves Teachers And Students On Edge

Diane Lundahl, a Spanish teacher in Arizona, describes what the first few weeks of school have been like under a "mask optional" policy.

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