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Tuesday

Education

Hundreds of thousands of students stayed home as a labor strike starts in LA

The union representing bus drivers and other support staff for the Los Angeles Unified School District begin a three-day strike. The teachers union plans to walk out in support.

Hundreds of thousands of students stayed home as a labor strike starts in LA

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Demonstrations, protests mark first day of LA school strike

Max Arias, Executive Director of the SEIU Local 99 union speaks to members of the press and community at a demonstration outside of Robert F. Kennedy Community School in Koreatown. Behind him is Cecily Myart-Cruz, the president of the UTLA teachers union, and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). Sequoia Carrillo/NPR hide caption

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Education

Demonstrations, protests mark first day of LA school strike

Support staff in the nation's second-largest school district walked out over stalled contract negotiations. Teachers joined them in support.

Demonstrations, protests mark first day of LA school strike

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Friday

On the road to healing, tribal citizens are speaking out about boarding schools

Residents of Gila River Indian Community listen during a "Road to Healing" event at the Gila Crossing Community School in Laveen, Ariz. The year-long tour goes across the country to provide Indigenous survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system and their descendants an opportunity to share their experiences. Matt York/AP hide caption

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Education

On the road to healing, tribal citizens are speaking out about boarding schools

Listening sessions on the Gila and Navajo Nations discuss a path forward for Native survivors of decades of abuse and mistreatment at federal Indian boarding schools.

Wednesday

National

Native Americans speak out about the lasting horrors of Indian boarding schools

Listening sessions on the Gila and Navajo Nations discuss a path forward for survivors of federal Indian boarding schools.

Native Americans speak out about the lasting horrors of Indian boarding schools

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Thursday

Education

The U.S. college enrollment drop of the past several years is finally slowing

New numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse show a years-long decline in college enrollment slowing down. Enrollment of first-year students increased across the board.

The U.S. college enrollment drop of the past several years is finally slowing

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Tuesday

Politics

A coordinated nationwide agenda dominated local school board elections last year

School boards are, by definition, local — but divisive national politics played a role in many board elections last fall. Those face offs may affect school board elections going forward.

A coordinated nationwide agenda dominated local school board elections last year

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Wednesday

Friday

Education

How increased federal funding impacts tribal colleges and universities

A new report shows how increased federal funding during the pandemic impacted tribal colleges and universities.

How increased federal funding impacts tribal colleges and universities

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Wednesday

How American Indian family separation leaves impacts generations later
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How American Indian family separation leaves impacts generations later

Bear Carrillo grew up knowing only a few details about his birth parents: when he was born they were university students, the first from their tribes to go to college, and they just couldn't afford to keep him. Decades later, a DNA test kit uncovers a new story.

A lost bird, a found treasure

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Thursday

Education

A group of 11th graders in Wisconsin show the limitations of a two-party system

A mock election in a Wisconsin government class shows the limitations of a two-party system.

A group of 11th graders in Wisconsin show the limitations of a two-party system

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Friday

You asked us about Biden's student debt relief plan. We found the answers
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Education

You asked us about Biden's student debt relief plan. We found the answers

Where do I apply? Who qualifies? Can borrowers get a refund? NPR took the most frequently asked questions readers had about Biden's student loan relief plan and answered them.

You asked us about Biden's student debt relief plan. We found the answers

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Wednesday

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible

President Joe Biden speaks on the student debt relief plan as Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona listens in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Oct. 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Education

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible

The U.S. Education Department announced plans Tuesday to permanently change the long-troubled program to grant more borrowers forgiveness. The department had already made several temporary changes.

Monday

Saturday

Education

Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student debt relief plan

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked President Biden's student debt relief plan. Prior to the ruling, applications were on track to process and erase the debt as soon as Sunday.

Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student debt relief plan

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Economy

A federal court of appeals has temporarily blocked Biden's student loan debt relief plan

The U.S. 8th court of appeals has temporarily blocked President Biden's student loan debt relief plan.

A federal court of appeals has temporarily blocked Biden's student loan debt relief plan

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