Educators are working to bring Indigenous perspectives into classrooms Indigenous People's Day is becoming a more widely recognized holiday around the country. Two educators share how they approach teaching people about the significance of the day. Jonaki Mehta
'You're not alone:' A teen podcaster sends message to kids with incarcerated parents Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, "A Relationship Behind Bars," is about her father's incarceration. Cory Turner
Students working to fill gaps in child brain development research The functional near-infrared spectroscopy cap, or fNIRS cap, is used to study the brain activity of children. But it has limits.
Why Oklahoma's top public education official aims to bring bibles into classrooms Oklahoma's top education official has made headlines for mandating Bibles in each classroom but once upon a time he was a high school teacher who enjoyed dissecting racy HBO dramas with students. Elizabeth Caldwell
Some students are fighting to stay in college after the FAFSA delayed financial aid Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school. Jonaki Mehta
Timeline set for Seattle school closures. 5 possible schools yet to be named The Seattle School Board on Wednesday officially solidified the proposal to move ahead with up to five school closures next year, and took the previous option of 21 closures off the table. Sami West
Creating a pipeline for health care workers There's a shortage of healthcare workers in the U.S. and school systems are coming up with creative ways to interest students in becoming medical professionals. Tim Jagielo
Brown says no to pro-Palestinian students' demands for divestment Supporters of divestment ended their encampment last spring in exchange for a promise that their proposal for divestment would get a vote from the board this fall. Tovia Smith
California bans universities from giving preference to legacy applicants Supporters of the new law say the goal is to give more people access to higher education regardless of socioeconomic status.
With FAFSA delayed again, students are uncertain about how to stay in school Last year's federal financial aid application was riddled with problems, and this year's form is again delayed. That leaves some students uncertain about the future of their education. Jonaki Mehta