Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics. Anastasia Tsioulcas
What worked and what didn't with a cellphone ban at a Kentucky school Keeping students off their devices is the new norm in many schools. We talked to students and educators at one Kentucky school to see how it's working. Sequoia Carrillo
Rhino Man In this episode, Filmmaker John Jurko tells the story of wildlife ranger Anton Mzimba who is the lead in the documentary film called Rhino Man. Chris Morgan
The president of Bard College and a Yale University professor are among the names in the Epstein Files NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Emmy Martin from The Chronicle of Higher Education about what the Epstein files have revealed about his links to higher education. Scott Simon
What will the cities of tomorrow look like? These middle schoolers have thoughts At the Illinois gathering of the Future City competition, 16 middle school teams presented their concepts for cutting-edge cities. Kadin Mills
U.S. colleges received more than $5 billion in foreign gifts, contracts in 2025 New data from the U.S. Education Department show the extent of international gifts and contracts to colleges and universities. Elissa Nadworny
How one teacher is teaching his students empathy through engineering assignments One powerful way to engage students is to have them build real-world products that help other people.
Muslim school near Birmingham faces backlash after lawn signs A Muslim school near Birmingham, Alabama, was thriving, winning academic awards, increasing enrollment, and looking to expand. Then came the lawn signs.
Back to the future: Genetically modified wildlife A conversation with Helen Pilcher about the pros and cons of modifying wildlife and the ethics behind changing the very DNA of a wild animal. Chris Morgan
Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, ending military training Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs. The Associated Press