Taylor Swift Makes Cameo On High School Students' Year-End Exam The Advanced Placement U.S. government and politics exam included a question about the singer encouraging voters to register on Instagram. CNN reports the surprise put a smile on some students' faces.
Opinion: How Latin America's Kids Suffer From World's Longest COVID School Closings Education was already a problem area in much of Latin America. But the coronavirus made a bad situation worse, writes journalist Alejandro Tarre. Alejandro Tarre
In Rhode Island, VP Harris Will Promote American Families Plan NPR's Noel King talks to Meghan Hughes, president of the Community College of Rhode Island, about the state's Promise program that offers recent high school graduates two years of free tuition.
Why are so many Seattle-area students of color staying home? ‘Earlier surveys of parents suggested white families were nearly twice as likely as black families to want to send their children back.’ Kim Malcolm
As Campus Life Resumes, So Does Concern Over Hazing NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hank Nuwer about concerns that a pandemic-induced lull in hazing-related deaths may reverse as college students return to campus. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Former Education Secretary On Biden's Plan To Make College More Affordable NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings about President Biden's plan for tuition-free community college.
What A $577-Million Settlement Will Mean For Maryland HBCUs NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of The Washington Post about Maryland's settlement of a lawsuit related to under-funding of the state's HBCUs.
International Students See Visa Struggles As Colleges Return To In Person Learning NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks California State University, Long Beach administrator Jeet Joshee about the challenges foreign students face getting visas.
Idaho Governor Signs Bill To Ban Critical Race Theory In Schools The governor in Idaho has signed a law to ban the teaching of critical race theory in public schools. Some educators in the state are calling it unnecessary and a potential violation of free speech. James Dawson
12-Year-Old Boy Puts His Free Time During The Pandemic To Good Use Mike Wimmer could have learned to bake bread or knit, but instead he decided to take a few extra classes. Now he's going to graduate from high school and college in the same week.