Sequoia Carrillo
Stories
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Education
One way to get more teens reading could be romance novels
One way to get teens to read more might be to add a little romance. Members of a high school romance book club in Portland, Ore., explain why they love love stories.
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National
Chronic illness shattered this teen's life. Her service dog helped get it back
The middle school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, changed her life.
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National
The Interior Department concludes 3-year probe of Indian boarding schools
The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued its final report in an investigation into the legacies of federal Indian boarding schools.
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National
Interior Dept. concludes 3-year probe of Indian boarding schools
The investigation into abuse and mistreatment of Native children at the boarding schools for more than a century proposes $23 billion in funding aimed at healing.
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National
35,000 more public servants see their student loan balances reduced or erased
The Biden administration announced $1.2 billion in student loan forgiveness for borrowers who work in public service, including as firefighters, social workers and teachers.
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National
Some states are seeing chronic absenteeism soar to more than 40% of students
A major education issue this year is the alarming number of students who have missed many days of school -- in some cases more than 20. A poll examines parents' attitudes toward chronic absenteeism.
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National
Schools try to balance freedom of speech and security during student protests
Schools weigh freedom of speech and safety risks as nationwide protests pop up on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Politics
A look at Biden's new plan for student debt relief
The Biden administration has announced the details of a new plan for student debt relief, this time targeting specific groups of borrowers.
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National
This year, colleges must choose between fast financial aid offers, or accurate ones
Colleges don't yet trust the FAFSA data the U.S. Education Department is sending them, but there's pressure to get aid offers out to students as soon as possible.
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Education
Students are still waiting for aid offers from colleges after a delayed FAFSA rollout
Students have waited months to find out how much financial aid they will receive for school. Delays and errors by the Department of Education mean they'll be waiting a while longer.
