Jerry Falwell Jr., pictured at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, is the subject of a new lawsuit by Liberty University, his former employer. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption
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Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz includes a child's account of crossing the Rio Grande. (Excerpted from Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz. Foreword by Michael Garcia Bochenek; Compiled by Warren Binford; Workman Publishing. Copyright 2021.) Adriana Campos/Workman Publishing hide caption
More Colleges Say They'll Require Students To Have COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall
The San Francisco school board has put on hold controversial plans to rename 44 schools until students are back on campus after more than a year of virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Gabriel Toro, 23, stands on the sidewalk near his apartment in Boston on March 11. Toro completed the credits required for a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston but the school wouldn't release Toro's transcript or degree because of an unpaid balance. Meredith Nierman/GBH News hide caption
States Step In To Stop Colleges Holding Transcripts Ransom For Unpaid Bills
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States Step In To Stop Colleges Holding Transcripts Ransom For Unpaid Bills
Students chat on a lawn last fall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
High School Seniors Ask, 'What Will College Look Like Next Fall?'
Lavonda Little has been a custodial worker at the University of Florida for more than 16 years. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is shown to be extremely effective in young teenagers. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption
Jason Felt teaches a cybersecurity class at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Fla. The group Cyber Florida has helped organize the program in many parts of the state, and is planning to expand its "digital literacy" campaign to include topics like disinformation. Hayley Rosenberg hide caption
As Bad Information Spreads, Florida Schools Seek To Teach 'Digital Literacy'
Drew Lehman of Lansdale, Pa., became unable to work after a traumatic car accident. He is currently navigating the confusing, bureaucratic process of getting his federal student loans discharged. /Natalie Piserchio for NPR hide caption
Education Dept. Restores Debt Cancellation For Some Borrowers With Disabilities
The University of Southern California has agreed to an $852 million settlement with more than 700 women who have accused the college's longtime campus gynecologist of sexual abuse, officials announced Thursday. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption
Students returned to in-person learning on a hybrid model this week at St. Anthony Catholic High School in Long Beach, Calif. The country is on track to have a majority of schools open in the next two months, but not all children are going back. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A county health worker fills a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in West Chester, Pa., in late December. Rutgers University will require students enrolling for the fall semester to show they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
How To Talk — And Listen — To A Teen With Mental Health Struggles
A Census Bureau survey found that the number of households that said they were homeschooling doubled last year. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption