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Suspensions Are Down In U.S. Schools But Large Racial Gaps Remain

Black students and students with a disability are twice as likely to be suspended, according to an analysis of federal data for NPR.
- Anya Kamenetz
With Lawsuits Looming, $150 Million In Student Loan Debt Cancelled

Facing legal battles, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos canceled $150 million in student loan debt from borrowers who attended shut-down colleges.
- Anya Kamenetz
Does More Federal Aid Raise Tuition Costs? Not For Most Students, Research Says

Experts say there isn't solid evidence that federal aid drives up college prices, except in one sector: for-profit colleges.
- Clare Lombardo
12 Seattle schools have critical food safety violations. It’s worse for low-income kids

A look at the county’s health inspection data shows that a dozen Seattle public schools received “unsatisfactory” ratings on their last cafeteria inspections.
- Ann Dornfeld
Education Department Plans To Fix Flawed Federal Grant Program

An NPR exclusive: The Education Department has announced a plan to help public school teachers wrongly hit with debts, sometimes more than $20,000, because of a troubled federal grant program.
- Chris Arnold
Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program

The move comes after an almost year-long NPR investigation that brought pressure on the department. In May, the Education Department launched a top-to-bottom review of the program. Amid continued reporting, 19 U.S. senators sent a letter, citing NPR, saying the problems should be fixed.
- Chris Arnold
American University CES Kicked Out Of Hungary, Says It Will Move To Vienna

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Griff Witte about how Hungary's president booted an American university from the country.
Inside The Effort To Give Inmates Access To Federal Student Grants For College

Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?
- Elissa Nadworny
Northern California Wildfire Survivors Return To School

The students of Paradise, Calif., will return to school on Monday — but they won't go back to schools in the town itself, which is still recovering from the deadliest fire in the state's history.
- Alex Hall
First DACA Recipient Awarded A Rhodes SCholarship

Jin Park is the first DACA recipient to win a Rhodes Scholarship. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Park about what this accomplishment means to him and other DACA recipients.

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