2020-10-03 Afghan Woman Earns Top Marks on National Exams
An Afghan woman received the highest score last week out of 170,000 students on the national university entrance examination. Her path has not been easy. Two years ago, an Islamic…
2020-09-30 Learning with Computers Requires New Skills for Immigrant Students
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting education in many countries. Some immigrants to the United States are having to learn new skills to begin taking classes online. That is not always…
2020-09-27 Almost a Dream: Going to College from Home
International students accepted to the Parsons School of Design in New York City usually move to the city and learn about American culture outside of the classroom. They experience the…
2020-09-27 Indian Couple Teach Outdoor Classes for Poor Students
On a quiet road in India’s capital, some children are learning again after the government closed schools because of the COVID-19 crisis. The children, ages 4 to 14, carry their…
2020-09-23 Teacher Departures Leave Schools Searching for Substitutes
Many school teachers in the United States are choosing not to return to the classroom this year because of the coronavirus health crisis. Now, schools around the country are looking…
2020-09-22 As Some US College Students Party, Others Report Them
Some college students in the United States are doing something that was once unheard of—reporting other students who attend parties. Many schools are barring parties and some other social gatherings…
2020-09-20 Facebook Launches College-only Service as Way for Students to Connect
Facebook has launched a new service designed to make it easier for college students to connect with others at their school. The service comes as colleges across the United States…
2020-09-16 Teaching Social, Emotional Skills Critical in Pandemic
For Bryant Atencia, the social and emotional well-being of his students is more important than his lesson plans. The coronavirus pandemic has affected students and their families in Laguna Province…
2020-09-14 Teacher Deaths Raise Alarms at Start of New School Year
Teachers in at least three American states have died since the start of the new school year after getting the coronavirus. AshLee DeMarinis was just 34 years old when she…
2020-09-14 College Towns Worry Students Will Not Be Counted in US Census
The coronavirus health crisis has had an unexpected effect on an event that happens once every 10 years in the United States: the U.S. census. For example, Betsy Landin was…
2020-09-13 Universities Fight COVID-19 With Stronger Measures
Many colleges and universities across the United States have opened again after the summer vacation. But the school year looks different than it ever has before. Schools are taking new…
2020-09-09 A Push to Change Confederate School Names across US South
Trude Lamb is a top cross country runner at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas. But the name on her sports jersey, she says, is a sharp reminder…
2020-09-06 Groups Face Difficulty in Registering Young Voters During Pandemic
Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to open their doors when he stops at their houses. He wants to give them information from the…
2020-09-02 Distance Learning in the United States
Across America, many public spaces are taking on an unlikely new responsibility this fall. They are welcoming children for distance learning while their parents go to work. Among such places…
2020-09-01 Europe Reopens Schools
In Paris, a mother and her three children recently went to a supermarket to look for school supplies. They bought writing instruments, notebooks and plenty of face masks. Parents and…