Education Headlines

The University of Nevada now offers students the opportunity to minor in mariachi
Sun Oct 18 8:00 am
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, now offers a minor in teaching mariachi. The music remains popular among young people and someone's got to teach them how to play it.
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Cornell's Faculty Senate considers no-confidence vote for school's president
Wed Oct 14 4:50 am
Cornell says it's making big changes on campus following the allegations of a gang rape, but it remains under fire. The Faculty Senate is now discussing a no-confidence vote of the president.
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How colleges are creating programs for a changing U.S. job market
Tue Oct 13 5:10 pm
What do influencing, AI and health sciences have in common? They're all degree programs colleges have launched in the last few years to attract students looking for a new career path.
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Cornell University bans frat parties, vows to address 'disturbing' campus culture
Tue Oct 13 3:23 pm
In a letter, Cornell's president apologized for what happened to the student who alleges she was raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024 and promised 'meaningful action.'
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A student hated reading for years. Her podcast explores finding the right diagnosis
Fri Oct 09 5:00 am
Middle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.
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Why we remember: One student's journey into memory
Fri Oct 09 5:00 am
Why one teen can't let go of the time he ate fries with his great-grandpa.
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After his university cutbacks, Trump announces $100 million for STEM researchers
Fri Oct 09 4:25 am
The Trump administration is funneling $100 million into educating STEM researchers who are U.S. citizens. The move comes after other changes under Trump have forced cutbacks in university research.
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New career paths: Colleges now offer degrees in influencing and AI
Fri Oct 09 4:22 am
What do influencing, AI and health sciences have in common? They're all degree programs colleges have launched in the last few years to attract students looking for a new career path. The Indicator explores how colleges are rethinking degree programs for a changing job market.
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5 things civil rights data says about public schools
Wed Oct 07 5:00 am
The federal Civil Rights Data Collection, for the first time in decades, tells us about the teacher workforce and reminds us racial disparities are still stark in American public schools.
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How community colleges are evolving to fill local data center jobs
Sat Oct 03 7:46 am
Community colleges are often charged with training students for the jobs that already exist in their communities. But what if the jobs that need filling are at a data center?
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