Elissa Nadworny
Stories
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National
The college enrollment drop is finally letting up. That's the good news
The bad news: Colleges are still seeing enrollment declines, and they haven't made up any ground after the pandemic's dramatic drops.
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Politics
You can now apply for Biden's student loan relief plan. Here's how
"It's easy, it's fast," Biden said in a press conference announcing the launch, noting applications take less than 5 minutes and can be done on desktop or phone.
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Europe
How much did Russia's war with Ukraine change in a single weekend?
On Saturday and Sunday, Ukrainian forces reclaimed a wide swath of territory in the northeast in a swift-moving counteroffensive that appeared to catch the Russians by surprise.
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Europe
How blowing up a dam in Ukraine flooded a village but stopped Russian forces
A community in Ukraine blew up a dam and flooded their village to stop the Russian army's advance into the capital Kyiv. Six months later, they're still pumping water out of their houses.
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World
U.N. inspectors arrive at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine
A team of nuclear inspectors from the United Nations has made its way to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Southern Ukraine.
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World
6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago. In that time, thousands of people have been killed, cities destroyed, millions of people displaced and the Ukrainian economy has been battered.
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National
Encore: Classroom skeleton — whose bones are these?
In many U.S. schools, the human skeletons hanging in biology or art classrooms were actual remains. Here's the origin story of one set of bones in an Erie, Penn., high school.
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Education
Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students
Requirements to test and mask and be vaccinated are becoming less common as colleges shift away from treating COVID-19 as an emergency.
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Education
These college students talked to NPR about applying to schools. Now they've graduated
NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with recent college graduates McKenna Hensley, Justice Benjamin and Johnny Dang about their hopes for the future and attending college during a pandemic.
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National
A man got a rare chance to earn a degree from prison. Soon, that may become less rare
Sentenced to 15 years, Kenny Butler got the rare opportunity to get a bachelor's degree while in prison. His journey could become more common with Pell grants becoming available to incarcerated folks.