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News Articles: Education

A Harvard sign is seen at Harvard University's campus in May.

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  • Education

Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law

The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
A billboard showcasing some of this year's nominees for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, better known as the Jimmy Awards.

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  • Education

'It's such a dream': Top high school performers step out on Broadway

With a billboard in Times Square and a night on Broadway, the year's top high school performers are ready for their big moment at the Jimmy Awards.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Sequoia Carrillo

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  • Education

What the Class of 2025 has to say about the state of higher education

Three graduating college seniors reflect on how their final semester, during the Trump presidency, has changed how they think about higher education.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee and
  • Eleana Tworek
An elementary school aged child writes in a book next to laptop computer

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  • Education

Cursive writing in schools? Georgia schools are about to loop it back into the classroom

Georgia’s new English language arts standards, which take effect in July, will include an emphasis on handwriting, and particularly cursive. The previous standards did not have an explicit place for handwriting.

June 23, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on June 20, 2024. On Friday, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

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  • National

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

The ruling marked a win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that displays would isolate students — especially those who are not Christian.

June 21, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston in May.

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  • Education

Trump says he's close to 'a Deal' with Harvard, as judge grants injunction

Trump's Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president's efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Republicans are proposing changes that could result in some children and families losing access to health care, food benefits and financial assistance.

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  • Education

What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.

June 20, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012.

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  • National

U.S. will review social media for foreign student visa applications

The U.S. State Department said it is restarting the process for foreigners applying for student visas but all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
The National Memorial to Fallen Educators in Emporia, Kansas.

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  • News

Apalachee High School teachers are added to National Memorial to Fallen Educators

The teachers killed in last year's shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., are set to be honored at the site in Emporia, Kansas on June 19, 2025.

June 19, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer arrives before a House Education and Workforce hearing, Thursday, June 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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  • Economy

Job Corps students bring a second suit to stop plans to shutter the program

Two suits have now been filed to stop the federal Department of Labor from ending an almost 60-year-old program for job training for low income young people.

June 18, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship

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  • Education

Announcing the 2024 NPR College Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions

Here are some of the best entries in NPR's 2024 College Podcast Challenge.

June 18, 2025
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
People walk through the gate on Harvard Yard at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Judge postpones decision in Harvard lawsuit against Trump over international students

The federal judge in the case says she hopes to decide next week on whether to block indefinitely President Trump's June 4th order on Harvard's international students.

June 16, 2025
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny and
  • Emily Piper-Vallillo
Esther Ngumbi with her parents, Bertha and Harrison — both teachers. They were determined to give an education not only to their son but to their four daughters — even though neighbors told Harrison not to spent money on school for his daughters since they'd grow up, marry and leave the family.

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  • Global Health

People told my dad not to bother educating his 4 daughters. He didn't listen

On Father's Day, Esther Ngumbi thinks of the sacrifices her Kenyan dad made to ensure that not only his son but his four daughters got an education. He'd say, "I choose to educate you, my girls."

June 15, 2025
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By:
  • Esther Ndumi Ngumbi

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  • Education

Consequences for colleges whose students carry mountains of debt? Republicans say yes

House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.

June 13, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
The State Department, which administers the Fulbright Program. Eleven members of the 12-person Fulbright board have resigned over alleged Trump administration interference.

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  • Politics

Almost all of the Fulbright board resigns, citing Trump administration interference

Former Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board members said the Trump administration usurped their authority by denying awards to "a substantial number" of the individuals it had selected for the program.

June 12, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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