How NPR's college podcast winner overcame his fears and inspired listeners worldwide A college student shares how his award-winning podcast about his rare mental health condition has connected him to a new community and opened him up to new opportunities. Janet W. Lee
Lawyers for Harvard and Trump square off in court in Boston With more than $2 billion in federal research grants at stake, the two sides will argue before a federal judge as the university pushes back on the administration's demands. Emily Piper-Vallillo
Trump's budget bill overhauls the federal student loan system. Here's what to know The new Republican spending bill will usher in a sweeping overhaul of the federal student loan system for both current and future borrowers. Adrian Ma
What the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' will change for students, schools and colleges School vouchers are going national and the federal student loan system is getting an overhaul. Here's what to know. Elissa Nadworny
When will Seattle Public Schools get its next superintendent? Not this fall The Seattle School Board decided this week to extend the superintendent search to allow more time for community engagement and feedback. Sami West
What massive cuts to the Department of Education mean for schools and students The Supreme Court on Monday ruled to allow the Trump administration to resume its efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. What will that mean to schools, students and families? Sequoia Carrillo
How school districts are preparing for a future without the Education Department How are states and local school districts preparing for a future without the Department of Education? NPR asks Robert Taylor, superintendent of the Wake County Public School System in North Carolina. Sarah McCammon
In praise of the humble recorder — a gateway instrument for millions of schoolchildren The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than "Hot Cross Buns." Abigail Covington
Conservative-leaning thinktank weighs in on what's next for the Education Department NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Petrilli, head of the education policy thinktank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department. Kathryn Fink
Supreme Court says Trump's efforts to close the Education Department can continue The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off. Cory Turner
