Teachers in Arizona harness power of plants to teach kids about resilience: NPR
The children of an elementary school in Flagstaff, Arizona, have been through a lot since 2019: the pandemic, then the fires and a major flood....
7 years after being paralyzed, a woman has graduated from college: NPR
It took 7 years, but a woman who was paralyzed her last semester of college finally got her degree. She is now a mother. We...
Hip-hop turns 50: here’s a part of its history that doesn’t always make the news
For decades, gender has had a secret mission: to promote public health. It started with Doug E. Fresh's "Stroke Ain't No Joke."(Image credit: Skoll Foundation)
Prison-to-College Pipeline Brings Blues to Parchman Farm: NPR
Parchman Farm was once one of the most notorious prisons in the country. The University of Mississippi introduced college-level courses to give inmates some education...
A free speech group is suing a Florida school district over its book ban
The country's largest book publisher has joined free speech group PEN America, parents and authors to push back against the book ban, filing a federal...
72-year-old graduate receives his degree in Georgia: NPR
Sam Kaplan, 72, graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend in the presence of his 99-year-old mother. AILSA CAMBIO, HOST: It's graduation season, and among...
Florida is investigating a teacher who showed a Disney movie with a gay character: NPR
Strange world tells the story of a family of explorers. Disney hide caption toggle caption on/off Disney Strange world tells the story of a family...
Black faculty fought to shed light on university’s unethical experiments: NPR
In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was the black doctors who started...
Department of Education Updates Public School Prayer Guide: NPR
New guidance from the Department of Education says a school can take reasonable steps to ensure students aren't pressured into joining the prayers of their...