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

Education

VOA: US Schools in Desperate Need of Substitute Teachers

asianct - January 27, 2022 0

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

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

asianct - December 23, 2021 0

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

Education

NPR: For kids grappling with the pandemic’s traumas, art classes can be an oasis

asianct - December 13, 2021 0

School's a little different this year, so art teachers are using their classes to help kids cope. After spending months...

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NPR: Ohio State is raising millions to erase student loan debt for undergrads

asianct - November 27, 2021 0

Ohio State University has launched an ambitious, 10-year plan to raise $800 million to eliminate all loans from financial aid packages given to undergraduates.

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NPR: Parents are scrambling after schools suddenly cancel class over staffing and burnout

asianct - November 26, 2021 0

Two weeks' notice: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in North Carolina votedon Oct. 28 to close schools on Nov. 12 for a "day of kindness,...

Education

VOA: Are Britain’s Top Universities for Sale?

asianct - November 9, 2021 0

Some of Britain’s prestigious colleges — including the ancient universities of Cambridge and Oxford — are being accused of losing their moral...

Education

NPR: COMIC: If history is a guide, schools will start requiring COVID vaccines

asianct - November 6, 2021 0

The first time kids had to get a vaccine to go to school was more than 200 years ago. The disease? Smallpox.

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NPR: ‘TBH’ and ‘dad bod’ are among Merriam-Webster’s 455 newest words. Because language

asianct - October 28, 2021 0

The pandemic pushed more culture and communication online than ever, and the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster were watching.

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VOA: Troubled Student Loan Forgiveness Program Gets an Overhaul

asianct - October 9, 2021 0

The Biden administration is moving to relax the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously...

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VOA: ‘Varsity Blues’ Trial Promises Fresh Insights in Old Scandal

asianct - September 14, 2021 0

The first trial in the "Operation Varsity Blues" college admissions bribery scandal will begin this week, with the potential to shed light...

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

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

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

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

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

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