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Colleges Face Student Lawsuits Seeking Refunds After Coronavirus Closures

The legal cases argue that online classes don't have the same value as on-campus ones.
- Anya Kamenetz
Student Actions Prompt UMN To Rethink Its Relationship With Minneapolis Police

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jael Kerandi, the University of Minnesota's student body president, about the university's decision to "adjust" its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department.
'Feels Very Anticlimatic': Seniors Reflect On Ending High School Amid The Pandemic

Most high school proms have been cancelled due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, photojournalists gave these seniors a chance to dress up and get their prom photos taken.
- Nicole Werbeck
Survey Shows Big Remote Learning Gaps For Low-Income And Special Needs Children

Parents from low-income homes are twice as likely to say remote learning is going poorly or very poorly, and 1 in 3 of all parents say they are "very concerned" about children falling behind.
- Anya Kamenetz
A Bold Pitch To Boost School Funding For The Nation's Most Vulnerable Students

A new report proposes a radical solution to America's school funding inequities: Leave district lines in place, but spread the wealth.
- Cory Turner
Boy, 13, Graduating From College, Loves Learning And Video Games

Over the past two years, Jack Rico has earned four associate degrees from Fullerton College in California. Soon he will head to the University of Nevada on a full scholarship.
'Just how it is for me right now.' For many teens, work now comes before school

During the Tuesday lunch rush at Best Pho and Thai in Renton, 16-year-old Ngoc-Linh Truong bagged up take-out orders as her mom tossed onions in a flaming wok. This is Truong’s brother’s restaurant, and Truong, a junior at Franklin High School in south Seattle, usually helps one or two nights a week during the school year.
- Ann Dornfeld
Middle School Counselor's Insights On The Student Pandemic Experience

A school counselor reflects on how the pandemic is affecting her middle school students.
News Brief: China's Hong Kong Law, Coronavirus College Tests, Guantanamo Delays

China considers controversial Hong Kong security laws. Colleges prepare to reopen in the fall. And, COVID-19 delays trials at Guantanamo Bay.
- Steve Inskeep
How The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Work Of Educators In The U.S., Continued

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with special education teacher Anna Jones and school administrator Wayne Stewart about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed their work as educators.

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