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April 2, 2020
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Education We’ve been to school. We know how education works. Right? In fact, many aspects of learning — in homes, at schools, at work and elsewhere — are evolving rapidly, along with our understanding of learning. Join us as we explore how learning happens.


Here's How To Pick A College During Coronavirus

Here’s How To Pick A College During Coronavirus


No Caps, No Gowns: For Many In The Class Of 2020, Commencement Is Called Off

No Caps, No Gowns: For Many In The Class Of 2020, Commencement Is Called Off


'Essential' Child Care Workers Struggle To Balance Family Needs, Safety

ABC Little School in Los Angeles now closes Fridays for deep cleaning to help protect children and workers from the coronavirus.

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Stephanie Ortega


With Schools Closed, Kids With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable Than Ever

With Schools Closed, Kids With Disabilities Are More Vulnerable Than Ever


The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One

The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One


Coronavirus Relief Package Offers Up More Than $30 Billion For Education

The U.S. Capitol building on March 25, the same day the Senate unanimously passed a historic $2 trillion deal in response to the coronavirus crisis.

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Education Dept. Will Stop Collections On Student Borrowers In Default

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos also announced the Department of Education would refund about $1.8 billion to the more than 830,000 borrowers who were in the process of having money withheld.

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States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight

Doctors test a hospital staffer Tuesday for coronavirus, in a triage tent that’s been set up outside the E.R. at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx. Hospital workers are at higher risk of getting COVID-19, and public health experts fear a staffing shortage in the U.S. is coming.

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States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight


Tips For Homeschooling During Coronavirus

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Tips For Homeschooling During Coronavirus


Education Dept. Says Disability Laws Shouldn't Get In The Way Of Online Learning

As classes move online, many schools fear students with disabilities could be left behind, in violation of federal laws. The Education Department calls this reading of the law “a serious misunderstanding.”

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Graduation, Financial Aid, Admissions — For This Year's College-Bound, The Future Is In Turmoil

Graduation, Financial Aid, Admissions — For This Year’s College-Bound, The Future Is In Turmoil


Schools Race To Feed Students Amid Coronavirus Closures

Franklin Pierce Schools bus driver Margie Huggler hands out free meals to students in Tacoma, Wash.

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Schools Race To Feed Students Amid Coronavirus Closures


Education Dept. Makes Changes To Standardized Tests, Student Loans Over Coronavirus

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies at a Feb. 27 hearing on Capitol Hill.

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Tractor Day Offers A (Slow) Dose Of The Freedom Every Teenager Longs For

Victoria Iler, a junior at South Central High School, learns to drive an old 1940 Farmall tractor ahead of Drive Your Tractor To School Day.

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Ryan Delaney/St. Louis Public Radio


Kansas Becomes The First State To End In-Person Classes For The Year

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly addresses a news conference Tuesday in Topeka, Kan., after announcing the closure of schools K-12 throughout the state for the rest of the school year.

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Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting, And Teaching From Home

Many parents suddenly have the task of making sure their kids learn while adjusting to a new life of managing working from home.

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Coronavirus Triple Duty: Working, Parenting, And Teaching From Home


When Colleges Shut Down, Some Students Have Nowhere To Go

When Colleges Shut Down, Some Students Have Nowhere To Go


Coronavirus: U.S. Urges Americans To Home-School; The WHO Says: 'Test, Test, Test'

Kids whose schools are shut down in Anne Arundel County, Md., receive food in Annapolis as part of a program to ease the burden of feeding students while schools are closed because of the coronavirus. President Trump told Americans to “engage in schooling from home when possible” on Monday.

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