Laundromats Fold In Learning Spaces For Busy Families Some laundromat owners are teaming up with libraries to provide books, toys and even story time for kids forced to tag along on laundry day. Allyson McCabe
The University Of Farmington Isn't Real. It's A Complex Federal Sting Operation The University of Farmington was a fake school set up by U.S. Homeland Security. The Chronicle of Higher Education's Karin Fischer tells NPR's Scott Simon why agents set up the sting operation.
Heavy Student Loan Debt Forces Many Millennials To Delay Buying Homes The Federal Reserve says the big increase in student loan debt is creating a noticeable dent in younger people's ability to buy homes. But economists say millennials may eventually catch up. Yuki Noguchi
Laura Bates: How Can We End Everyday Sexism? Most women experience sexism and harassment on a regular basis — daily acts that are often ignored. With her Everyday Sexism Project, writer Laura Bates wanted to give women an outlet to speak up. NPR/TED Staff
Jackson Katz: Why We Can No Longer See Sexual Violence As A Women's Issue Anti-sexism educator Jackson Katz refuses to see gender violence issues as women's issues that "good men help out with." He implores men to examine their privilege and their role in sexual assault. NPR/TED Staff
Litigation Is Likely For New Title IX Guidelines As the public comment period for new Title IX guidelines draws to a close, there's a deluge of comments, many in opposition to changes that some say will make the process more friendly to the accused. Tovia Smith
When The Principal Cancels School ... With A Song-And-Dance Number As temperatures plummet, school administrators from Michigan to Mississippi are finding creative ways to announce snow days. Some of their music videos have gone viral. Elissa Nadworny
Education Department Gathers Feedback On New Campus Sexual Assault Rules There have been about 100,000 comments on proposed changes to Title IX. The deadline for comments is Wednesday. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says new rules could better protect the accused. Tovia Smith
Duke Professor Is Sorry For Urging Chinese Students Not To Speak Chinese A professor sent an email instructing Chinese students at Duke to speak only English in certain campus buildings. An uproar and an apology followed. Yuhan Xu
911 Operator Helps Young Student Burdened By 'Tons Of Homework' Antonia Bundy, a 911 dispatcher, took a call earlier this month from a boy who sounded sad. Bundy wasn't busy so she helped the young caller work through what to him was a math emergency.