Logan, 17 and a junior at Newton South High School, stands in his room in Newton, Mass. Logan was part of a program called Charting My Path, which helps students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. The Trump administration cancelled the program in February. Cassandra Klos for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cassandra…
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A professor who’s had to keep his views on transgender rights secret under Biden now shares his opinions freely without fear of retaliation, college Republicans from UC Berkeley describe how the election of President Trump has cleared a path for them to speak their minds more freely, and Ibram Kendi, who has dedicated his life…
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Sarah Inama is a teacher in Idaho who had a poster in her classroom that read, “Everyone is welcome here,” along with an image of hands with varying skin tones. The poster had never drawn any attention, until recently. Kyle Green for NPR hide caption toggle caption Kyle Green for NPR For years, Sarah Inama…
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Illustration by Annelise Capossela for NPR RIVER FOREST, Ill. — When she began to check out colleges as a high school student, Jacqueline Quintero noticed something many seemed to have in common. “I don’t like saying it, but they all looked so white,” said Quintero, whose parents came to the United States from Mexico. “I…
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The Trump administration is putting pressure on institutions of higher education, threatening to withhold federal grants unless these institutions fall in line with the administration’s policies. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: College and university leaders are under enormous pressure right now to comply with federal executive orders and policy changes or risk losing federal funding. Dozens of…
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The Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration, at least for now, in a dispute over the Department of Education’s freeze of DEI-related grants. The administration has taken several grievances to the high court recently, but this was the…
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Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr. is seen on a cruise with his family in 2023. He died July 12, 2024, after his first football practice at Bucknell University. Calvin and Nicole Dickey hide caption toggle caption Calvin and Nicole Dickey The family of a Bucknell University football player who died after his first football practice last…
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Eight million federal student loan borrowers are waiting for the courts to decide if their repayment plan is legal, while another 9 million are late on their payments and may be plunging toward default. Illustration by Annelise Capossela for NPR hide caption toggle caption Illustration by Annelise Capossela for NPR The federal student loan system…
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Last week, President Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Last week, when President Trump signed a long-expected executive order dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, it sent shockwaves across the country. Trump instructed Secretary Linda McMahon to “take…
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With the recent extension of the telehealth waivers (until September 30, 2025) to allow services to continue being reimbursed without stringent rural and facility-based requirements, one key distinction deserves attention: Communication Technology-Based Services (CTBS). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) separated CTBS from traditional telehealth in 2019 when they announced through their 2019…
