Empower Student Creativity with Adobe Express’ Guided Activities Making Digital Creativity Count in Every Class by Rob Bentley It’s easy for students to lose focus right before a holiday or at the end of a quarter. However, the task of equipping students with 21st-century skills never takes a break. These skills—creativity, critical thinking, communication,…
It all started with a small idea back in 2018, when NPR’s education team wanted to know what was really going on in the minds of young people. We wanted to hear about the things that keep students up at night, their obsessions and concerns, and stories they’re dying to get off their chest. So…
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One way to get teens to read more might be to add a little romance. Members of a high school romance book club in Portland, Ore., explain why they love love stories. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Fewer teens are reading for fun these days than they were about a decade ago. That’s according to a federal…
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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Iran’s capital has been in dismay after the sudden collapse of the Syrian regime. Iran, a longtime enemy of Israel and the…
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At age 8 in 2009, EJ Beck hugs her favorite book, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s These Happy Golden Years. At 10, center, she is pictured in the hospital where she was treated for thyroid cancer. For Beck and her family, the Happy Golden Years image became emblematic of her life, before. At right, EJ Beck today…
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Margo Jimenez cries as she talks about the moment she realized her husband, Fred Jimenez, would never wake up. According to his death certificate, Fred died of “blunt force head injuries” on Feb. 17, 2024. His injuries were caused by a push from a student 10 days earlier. His death was ruled a homicide. Samuel…
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School staff who work with students with disabilities are sometimes hurt by the students they serve. That can make it harder to hire staff, at a time when there’s already a nationwide shortage. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: School staff who work with students with disabilities sometimes get hurt by the students they serve. That can make…
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A program in Allegan, Mich., teaches trades to high schoolers. ERIC DEGGANS, HOST: According to Gallup, many teens say they find school less interesting than they did just last year, and that’s a problem, which NPR’s Cory Turner covered back in August. Then something strange happened. He was recently in Michigan reporting an unrelated story…
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A group walks on the UC Berkeley campus on March 14, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. California led the U.S. in international enrollment, with over 140,000 international students attending schools there in the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Institute of International Education. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The 2023-24 school…
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