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NPR: After the rise of BLM, Black students and their families are heading back to HBCUs

A number of historically Black colleges and universities are seeing an increase in Black students applying and enrolling after years of decline.

NPR: Students in a Dallas school district must wear clear backpacks after Uvalde shooting

The Dallas Independent School District, the second largest in Texas, will be requiring students to wear clear or mesh backpacks to school...

REUTERS: Tokyo school swaps fresh fruit for jelly as food prices soar

TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about...

CNN: Virtual learning apps tracked and shared kids’ data and online activities with advertisers, report says

Millions of students who participated in virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic had their personal data and online behaviors tracked by educational...

NPR: This school wasn’t built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

This story first appeared in NPR's education newsletter. Sign up to get early access to exclusive stories like this. No one...

NPR: Ukrainian students in the U.S. watch a war on their homeland unfold from abroad

Some 1,700 Ukrainians are studying in the U.S., according to the most recent datafrom the Institute of International Education. NPR spoke to three...

NPR: Ukraine’s libraries are offering bomb shelters, camouflage classes and, yes, books

Libraries are playing vital roles in supporting Ukraine's war effort from giving families shelters during Russian bombing raids to making camouflage nets...

REUTERS: School boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies

Local school officials across the United States are being inundated with threats of violence and other hostile messages from anonymous harassers nationwide,...

VOA: Public Universities in Afghanistan Open to Female and Male Students

Public universities in warmer provinces of Afghanistan reopened Wednesday to both female and male students for the first time since the Islamist...

VOA: Police Arrest Man in Colorado Over Alleged Threats to UCLA

A man who allegedly threatened the University of California, Los Angeles, and detailed potential violence against the prominent university over hundreds of...

VOA: US Schools in Desperate Need of Substitute Teachers

Schools in the United States are struggling to reopen and stay open for in-person classes amid coronavirus outbreaks. Substitute...

NPR: President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1

On Wednesday, President Biden announced that pandemic relief for about 41 millionfederal student loan borrowers will be extended once again until May 1. 

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[Urbana] FRESH Teen Hangout Zone

Friday, February 24, 3:30-6 pmAt Phillips Recreation Center: 505 W Stoughton Urbana, IL 61801Grades 6-12 Urbana Park District is...

[Illinois] OPEN HOUSE THIS THURSDAY!

Join the the University YMCA, Diversity & Social Justice Education, & local community organization for an Open House this Thursday!

[Urbana] Come see the best in local photography on display February 4 – 12

The winners in the Best in Show Photographic Print Competition will be on display at Lincoln Square February 4  - 12.

[Illinois] Student Engagement and Leadership Development (SELD) Internship 

SELD interns play a pivotal role in supporting student-focused and student-centered work at the University YMCA. After successful completion of the internship,...