2 Days Into The School Year, A Florida District Asked 440 Students To Quarantine Palm Beach County has reported 51 student and faculty COVID-19 infections but the total number asked to quarantine includes their contacts. Josie Fischels
NCAA Won't Punish Baylor For Failing To Report Sexual Assault Claims Against Players The ruling is the culmination of a five-year investigation undertaken by the NCAA following the eruption of the sexual assault scandal at the Christian university in Waco, Texas, in 2016. Joe Hernandez
From Free Pizza To Free Tuition, Colleges Try Everything To Get Students Vaccinated U.S. colleges are counting on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to keep their campuses safe this fall. Many are offering flashy prizes to encourage students and faculty to get their shots. Sneha Dey
Austin Mayor Backs Schools Plan To Require Masks, Despite Governor's Ban On Mandates NPR's Noel King talks to Mayor Steve Adler of Austin, Texas, about Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate ban and plans for the Austin school district's plans to require masks.
Austin School District Defies Texas Governor's Ban On Mask Mandates NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Desmar Walkes, medical director and health authority for Austin, about Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate ban.
The U.S. Attracts Fewer International Students, Loses Billions In Revenue. Here's Why Colleges in the U.S. attract a million international students a year. The pandemic, visa restrictions, rising tuition and fears about safety in America have driven enrollment down. But there's hope. Karin Fischer/The Chronicle of Higher Education
As School Starts Again, Here's How To Keep Kids Safe From COVID Millions of American kids are headed back to school, this time as a fourth wave of the pandemic builds. We hear what parents should know about keeping them healthy. Pien Huang
Education Department Announces 'Final Extension' Of Student Loan Payment Freeze At the beginning of the pandemic, federal student loan borrowers were granted a reprieve on their loan payments. The U.S. Education Department says that reprieve will end on Jan. 31, 2022. Clare Lombardo
Florida School Districts That Require Masks, May Have Their Funding Cut School districts in the state are rebelling against an order by the governor banning them from requiring masks. If they violate the order, Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened to pull their funding. Greg Allen
History Professor Calls For U.S. Inclusion Of Mexico Studies NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Harvard history professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga about her recent op-ed titled, "Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class."