Student Loans A Lot Like The Subprime Mortgage Debacle, Watchdog Says Mike Calhoun rang the alarm bell early on about the subprime mortgage debacle — before reckless lending drove the economy into recession. These days, he's sounding the alarm about student loans. Chris Arnold
A Dreaded Part Of Teachers' Jobs: Restraining And Secluding Students "It's a rare day where you don't get hurt." "I just never felt fully comfortable." Those are just a few of the things educators told NPR about their use of restraint and seclusion in classrooms. Clare Lombardo
Education Department Could Do More To Help Student Loan Borrowers With Disabilities Federal law says borrowers with permanent disabilities can have their student loans discharged. But an NPR investigation has found that thousands have yet to get the help they're entitled to. Cory Turner
College at any cost? Caitlyn Zaloom is an anthropologist and associate professor of social and cultural analysis at New York University. When a favorite student came to her in tears over her college debt, Zaloom sought to better understand what was going on. John O'Brien
Founder Of Apostrophe Protection Society Disbands Group John Richards, 96, founded the society 18 years ago to fight the "much abused" punctuation mark. He's ending the group because he says folks these days don't care about using apostrophes correctly.
Filmmaking Program Helps Disadvantaged Kids See A Path To Hollywood Hollywood's film industry can be tough to break in to, and that's especially true if you are a poor kid without resources. Creating Creators is all about changing that — and it's having some success. Jeff Tyler
An Alaskan Camp Brings Higher Education Into The Wild In remote Southeast Alaska, an experiment is bringing together radically diverse groups of college students to learn from the land, physical labor and each other. Anya Kamenetz
'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity "There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons." Emma Bowman
That Year I Cooked Spaghetti Omelets In Benin For Thanksgiving The Peace Corps volunteer thought she would miss her family and the traditional holiday fixings. But she found new reasons to be thankful during her time in the West African nation of Benin. Abby Reilly
Active Shooter Drills May Not Stop A School Shooting — But This Method Could Active shooter drills are one way schools prepare for possible shootings. Now a new report underlines a method for prevention: threat assessment, along with social and emotional support for students. Anya Kamenetz
