Elissa Nadworny
Stories
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National
Vital Federal Program To Help Parents In College Is 'A Drop In The Bucket'
About 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids, and one of their biggest challenges is getting child care. A new proposal in Congress would expand the only federal program that helps.
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Education
The NPR Student Podcast Challenge Is Back!
Once again, NPR is challenging teachers to turn their classrooms into studios and their lessons into podcasts. Last year's contest drew nearly 6,000 entries from around the country.
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Education
ACT To Allow Students To Retake Sections Of The Test To Improve Overall Score
Prospective college students who take the ACT exam will soon be able to retake sections of the test to improve their overall score without having to retake the entire exam.
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Education
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Harvard In Admissions Case
The advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions says it will appeal the decision, which means the fate of race-conscious admissions could once again end up in the hands of the Supreme Court.
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National
New Mexico Proposes Free Tuition For All State Colleges
New Mexico is proposing that all state colleges become tuition-free for students, regardless of family income. How will the state pay for it? Oil revenues.
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Education
Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says
More than 1 in 5 college students are raising kids, and access to child care is one of their biggest barriers. A new report finds many don't know they can apply for help from federal financial aid.
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Education
Families, Not Just Students, Feel The Weight Of The Student Loan Crisis
A new book looks at how the struggle to pay for college has transformed the experience of the American middle class.
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National
The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals
Almost Maine and The Addams Family topped the list of most popular high school plays and musicals, according to Dramatics magazine's rankings. The magazine has been publishing its list since 1938.
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Education
'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished College
Some of the people struggling the most to pay back their debt are the millions of students who took out student loans but never finished a degree.
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Education
These Are The People Struggling The Most To Pay Back Student Loans
Some borrowers default on their student loans at much higher rates than others — and they're not the borrowers with the highest debt.