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Students and teachers spoke on gender and race classroom discussion bans in hearing

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., chaired a hearing on new laws that restrict classroom discussion of gender, sexual orientation and race. Students, parents and teachers are among those who spoke.
By
Melissa Block

May 19, 2022 at 2:12 pm NPR
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr paid off art school graduates' student loans

Spiegel and Kerr, who have been married since 2017, gave the commencement speech and got honorary degrees from Otis College of Art and Design. Then they surprised graduates with a gift of their own.
By
Rachel Treisman

May 17, 2022 at 11:41 am NPR
KUOW Newsroom

Seattle schools scraps planned schedule changes amid backlash

The superintendent of Seattle Public Schools has decided the start and end times will stay the same next year.
By
Paige Browning

May 16, 2022 at 7:15 pm
Morning Edition

These middle school students have a warning about teens and social media

A group of Texas middle-schoolers won NPR's 4th-annual Student Podcast Challenge, and learned a lesson about fake news and the limits of "talking digitally."
By
Cory Turner

Eda Uzunlar

May 16, 2022 at 2:14 am NPR
A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.
By
Bill Chappell

May 12, 2022 at 11:44 am NPR
KUOW Newsroom

Playing 'the floor is lava' for a more equitable PTA in South Seattle

Families are holding a 'move-a-thon' in South Seattle all week to work on a big gap in public schools: Parent Teacher Association funding.
By
Paige Browning

May 12, 2022 at 8:40 am
Seattle Now

Trying out college (for credit)

Since the 90s, a program called Running Start has helped high school students in Washington get a jump on college. Enrollment has been steady for years, but recently there’ve been fewer students taking part. We’ll hear about some of the reasons why from South Seattle College’s Lynn Christiansen.
By
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore

May 11, 2022 at 5:04 am
Weekend Edition Sunday

This educator writes 'anti-narcocorridos' — songs that tell the story of heroes

Mexican singer Vivir Quintana talks about her latest song, 'El Corrido de Milo Vela,' which tells the story of one of the many journalists who have been murdered in Mexico for doing their jobs.
By
Ayesha Rascoe

May 08, 2022 at 5:58 am NPR
Weekend Edition Sunday

These are some of our favorite stories from NPR's Student Podcast Challenge

This year, finalists in NPR's student podcast challenge asked big questions about hatred and love, identity and belonging.
By
Eda Uzunlar

May 08, 2022 at 5:47 am NPR
As youth overdoses rise, Seattle parents push schools to expand training

In response to parent pressure, Seattle Public Schools is adding more doses of naloxone to high schools and offering training to all school staff. Some parents say that's not enough.
By
Ann Dornfeld

May 06, 2022 at 2:26 pm