Education

On Teacher Appreciation Week, union leaders say teachers are underpaid and under attack

The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.

Deadline Extended: NPR Student Podcast Challenge entries are now due May 25

Entries for our seventh annual contest for fourth grade podcasters, and middle and high school students are now due Sunday, May 25 at midnight E.T.

How Johnson's Great Society aimed to make college affordable

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson laid out a goal of making college more affordable to more Americans.

Democrat-led states sue Trump administration over DEI

The states are suing over a requirement that states comply with the position that many common diversity practices constitute illegal discrimination.

How the Trump administration has impacted these college seniors' career plans

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks college seniors Bobby McAlpine, Alyssa Johnson, and Liam Powell how they've changed their post-graduation plans in light of the upheaval caused by the Trump administration.