Student Loan Debt And No Degre...

Jul 19, 2019 by

Student Loan Debt And No Degree: A Crisis For Millions Of Borrowers

Most days, 25-year-old Chavonne can push her student loan debt to the back of her mind. Between short-term office jobs in the...

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Teachers Sue Department Of Edu...

Jul 11, 2019 by

Teachers Sue Department Of Education Over Student Loans That Weren’t Forgiven

Debbie Baker thought she qualified for a federal program that helps teachers such as her, as well as nurses, police officers,...

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‘The Plaza’ Is A N...

Jun 6, 2019 by

‘The Plaza’ Is A Nostalgic Look At The History Of New York’s Most Famous Hotel

Genevieve Valentine – In 1988’s Big Business, Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin (twice each) play mismatched twins who...

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Parkland Helped Raise Alarm On...

May 29, 2019 by

Parkland Helped Raise Alarm On Vermont Teen’s School Shooting Plan

Nina Keck Liam Elder-Connors Leonardo Santamaria for NPR It was sunny and cold on Feb. 13, 2018, when 18-year-old Jack Sawyer walked...

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Ohio State Doctor Sexually Abu...

May 18, 2019 by

Ohio State Doctor Sexually Abused At Least 177 Male Students, Investigation Finds

Merrit Kennedy – Richard Strauss was employed as a doctor at Ohio State University from 1978 until he retired in 1998. AP For...

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Announcing The NPR Student Pod...

May 1, 2019 by

Announcing The NPR Student Podcast Challenge Winners

LA Johnson/NPR What happened to a circus elephant in the small East Tennessee town of Erwin a century ago, and what are the people...

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Arizona Teachers Can Now Discu...

Apr 16, 2019 by

Arizona Teachers Can Now Discuss LGBTQ Issues Without Worrying About The Law

Mariana Dale – Before the repeal, Arizona was one of at least seven states with curriculum laws around LGBTQ issues. On...

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A Mentor Challenged Bright Mat...

Apr 12, 2019 by

A Mentor Challenged Bright Math Students And Changed Their Lives

Joe Palca – George Berzsenyi mentored thousands of high school students in mathematics. Sara Stathas for NPR George Berzsenyi...

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White House And Ivanka Trump P...

Mar 10, 2019 by

White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

Tamara Keith – In the midst of a presidential budget proposal destined to generate controversy for its expected drastic...

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Parents Feel Forced To Relinqu...

Jan 3, 2019 by

Parents Feel Forced To Relinquish Custody To Get Their Child Mental Health Treatment

Christine Herman – Toni Hoy, at her home in Rantoul, Ill., holds a childhood photo of her son, Daniel, who is now 24. In a...

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To The Dismay Of Free Speech A...

Jan 1, 2019 by

To The Dismay Of Free Speech Advocates, Vietnam Rolls Out Controversial Cyber Law

Ashley Westerman – A new cybersecurity law has gone into effect in Vietnam that puts stringent controls on tech companies...

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In ‘Never Too Late,̵...

Dec 24, 2018 by

In ‘Never Too Late,’ Finally, A Guide For Adults Going To College

LA Johnson/NPR – There are hundreds of books about picking the best college. But let’s face it: Most of them are written...

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Why Aren’t Millennials S...

Nov 30, 2018 by

Why Aren’t Millennials Spending? They’re Poorer Than Previous Generations

Shoppers walk past a Saks Fifth Avenue outlet store on Black Friday at Dolphin Mall, last week, in Miami. Lynne Sladky/AP Since...

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Chicago Schools Lose Millions ...

Sep 28, 2018 by

Chicago Schools Lose Millions For Allegedly Not Shielding Students From Sexual Abuse

Chicago Public Schools will lose millions of dollars in grant money for what federal officials say is a failure to protect students...

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To Raise Confident, Independen...

Sep 4, 2018 by

To Raise Confident, Independent Kids, Some Parents Are Trying To ‘Let Grow’

Deena Prichep Laura Randall, pictured at Mill Pond Park in Portland, gives her son, Matthew Randall, 7, a lot of freedom to explore...

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The School Shootings That Were...

Aug 28, 2018 by

The School Shootings That Weren’t

Anya Kamenetz – LA Johnson/NPR How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we...

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Bill Of The Month: Texas Teach...

Aug 27, 2018 by

Bill Of The Month: Texas Teacher Who Survived Heart Attack Gets Billing Surprise

Chad Terhune – Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his home on...

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DeVos Seeks To Rewrite The Rul...

Aug 2, 2018 by

DeVos Seeks To Rewrite The Rules On Higher Ed

Anya Kamenetz, Cory Turner – LA Johnson/NPR The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic...

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U.S. Refugee Program Showing M...

Jul 25, 2018 by

U.S. Refugee Program Showing Massive Reduction of Immigrants.

Deborah Amos – Syrian refugee girls stand outside their tent at a camp near the border with Syria in eastern Lebanon on June...

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More States Opting To ‘R...

Jul 13, 2018 by

More States Opting To ‘Robo-Grade’ Student Essays By Computer

Tovia Smith – Here’s a little pop quiz. Multiple-choice tests are useful because: A: They’re cheap to score. B:...

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