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HOW LEARNING HAPPENS

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Kaitlyn McCollum teaches at Columbia Central High School in Tennessee. After being told her TEACH grant paperwork was late, her grants were converted to loans. "I'm on the phone in between classes ... trying to get all of this information together, crying, trying to plead my case," she says. Stacy Kranitz for NPR hide caption

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Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program

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Teachers and supporters hold signs during a 'March For Students And Rally For Respect' protest in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Charles Mostoller/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Now It's North Carolina Teachers' Turn: How Did We Get Here? What's Next?

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Cristina Chase Lane (left) and WinnieHope Mamboleo recently graduated from North Carolina State University's College of Education. Leah Jarvis/NC State College of Education hide caption

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Before They Walk Into A Classroom, These New Teachers Will March On The N.C. Capitol

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Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the CFPB, testifies at a House hearing. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Worries That A Federal Student Loan Watchdog Will Be Muzzled

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Teaching diagrams line the walls of the riding arena at Midway University. Noah Adams/NPR hide caption

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On Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses

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