The Republican candidate for superintendent of schools in North Carolina calls schools “indoctrination centers” and has a shot at a victory. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Campaigning continues in North Carolina despite storm damage, and the Republican nominee for superintendent of schools is attracting a lot of attention. She’s got a track record for spreading conspiracy theories…
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. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a story on Oklahoma’s top education official, Ryan Walters. His supporters praise him for bringing religion back into…
In 2020, Congress voted to overhaul the FAFSA, seen here in its old, paper form. The federal application’s relaunch, in late 2023, came with a whole host of problems. Richard Stephen/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Richard Stephen/Getty Images/iStockphoto Brenda H. almost didn’t make it to her first day of college. She tried to apply…
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College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Protests over the war in Gaza put colleges and universities on the back foot. Sit-ins and disruptions upended many campuses last year and prompted federal investigations of more than 60 schools over claims of antisemitism and…
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Nick Kryczka about the American Historical Association’s new report on how U.S. history is taught in middle and high schools across America. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In the last decade, at least 20 states have enacted laws or policies that restrict how history can be taught. And some politicians have claimed…
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The American Library Association’s president, Cindy Hohl, is at the forefront of the fight against book censorship — a fight the ALA and other First Amendment groups have been losing. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The American Library Association has spent this week promoting Banned Books Week, its annual campaign to raise awareness about the fight against…
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Misinformation and disinformation can be a threat to our democracy. It can divide communities. It can make it harder for people to make informed choices — at the ballot box, at the grocery store and at the doctor’s office. No one is immune. “We just don’t have the time, the cognitive resources or even the…
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NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to basketball star Steph Curry and his wife, author Ayesha Curry, about their efforts to tackle childhood illiteracy in Oakland. (SOUNDBITE OF NAS SONG, “I CAN”) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When Steph Curry isn’t on the basketball court, he spends time in local public schools, playing defense against illiteracy. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG,…
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