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Kenya Red Cross personnel and relatives try to comfort a woman reacting near a burned-out dormitory following a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri, Kenya, on Friday. /AP hide caption
From left: Alexis Jones (Cornell University), Mei Lamison (New York University), Anaka Srinivas (Northwestern University). Alexis Jones; Mei Lamison; Anaka Srinivas hide caption
A concentrated dose of history: The class of 2024 looks back
Kahlil Brown, 18, says teammate Deshaun Hill Jr., the student and quarterback who was shot and killed in 2022, was his best friend. Brown, shown posing for a portrait at the North Community High School football field in Minneapolis on April 9, will attend St. Olaf College in the fall. Caroline Yang for NPR hide caption
Where gun violence is common, some students say physical safety is a top concern
An illustration from his book Rohan Bullkin and the Shadows, by illustrator Rachel Moss. It depicts Juleus Ghunta and his teacher described in his Unsung Hero story. Juleus Ghunta hide caption
Oregon schools are struggling to recover academic learning losses, according to a recent study from researchers at Harvard and Stanford. Brian A Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Perhaps no presidential candidate has leaned more into talking about schools than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
How schools (but not necessarily education) became central to the Republican primary
Scott Simon with his daughter, Elise, during the holidays. Caroline Simon hide caption
Opinion: School shows are a magical part of the holidays
A supporter of President Donald Trump has a clear plastic backpack during a campaign rally at MBS International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Freeland, Mich. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
A student carries her plate which consists of three bean chili, rice, mandarins and cherry tomatoes and baked chips during her lunch break at a local public school, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Vermont schools say there should be for kids
Two young German-Jewish refugees at the porthole of the liner St. Louis finally arrive at Antwerp, after being refused entry to Cuba and Miami prior to the start of World War II. Gerry Cranham/Getty Images hide caption
Opinion: A Holocaust remembrance — and lessons we have yet to learn
Water flows in Coldwater Creek on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, behind a row of homes at Belcroft Drive and Old Halls Ferry Road in Missouri's St. Louis County. Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school, which sits in the flood plain of Coldwater Creek which was contaminated by nuclear waste from weapons production during WWII. Christian Gooden/AP hide caption
Members of the Columbus Education Association rally earlier this summer ahead of their vote this past Sunday night to officially strike this week. Columbus Education Association/Facebook hide caption
A law enforcement officer helps people cross the street at Uvalde Memorial Hospital after a shooting was reported earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Billy Calzada/AP hide caption
Yalonda Chandler homeschools her children, Madison and Matthew. She co-founded Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham, in Alabama, and has seen the organization grow since the pandemic began. Kyra Miles/WBHM hide caption
More Black families are homeschooling their children, citing the pandemic and racism
Omar Mohamed, left, and his brother, Hassan. In the graphic memoir he coauthored, When Stars Are Scattered, Mohamed shares what their life was like in the refugee camps in Kenya — and their journey to resettlement in the U.S. Omar Mohamed hide caption
Students work on a classroom exercise at a school in Kibera, a poor neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize. The Varkey Foundation hide caption
Public school teacher Kelly Mrozik holds in-person class for first graders in Wasilla, Alaska. She is required to wear a mask. Her students are not. Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media hide caption