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.
'The Debt Trap' Author On The Generational Setbacks From Student Loans NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell about his new book, The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe.
Students Are Going Back To School Without Clarity On COVID-19 Protections As the delta variant surges, some states are mandating masks in schools, some leave it up to districts, and in states that ban mask wearing in schools, a few districts are ignoring that rule. Sequoia Carrillo
A California School District Mandates Vaccines For Eligible Students Local teachers' unions were in strong support of a vaccine mandate for students, a district spokesman told NPR. Sneha Dey
Moms Describe Preparing For Another Pandemic School Year NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with moms from across the country about the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on their children's educations.
Elise Hu: The Beauty Ideal Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But it's also shaped by global norms. This hour, journalist Elise Hu reflects on what's considered beautiful now, and how we'll think about beauty in the future. Manoush Zomorodi
