NPR’s Juana Summers spent a week in Uvalde speaking with families about how the community is trying to move forward — and balance education with the need to keep students safe.
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NPR’s Juana Summers spent a week in Uvalde speaking with families about how the community is trying to move forward — and balance education with the need to keep students safe.
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Over a thousand were killed, and many more were displaced. The city suffered billions of dollars of damage.
New Orleans has slowly recovered over the years, but for many, the trauma of the natural disaster lingers on.
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with filmmaker Edward Buckles Jr. about his new documentary, ‘Katrina Babies,’ which explores the trauma experienced by families and children from Hurricane Katrina.
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Coco Gauff was one of them. At 18 years old, she was born five years after Williams’ first Grand Slam singles title. Today, she’s ranked 12th in the WTA rankings.
“Growing up, I never thought I was different,” she said, “because the number one player in the world was somebody who looked like me.”
As Williams plays in what may be the final matches of her career, in the U.S. Open, Chanda Rubin of Tennis Channel reflects on Williams’ career and her legacy.
This episode also features reporting on the Williams family’s time in Compton, California, from NPR’s Danny Hajek.
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The girl had become pregnant as a result of rape and had to travel across state lines to Indiana to get an abortion.
For one rape survivor, the case reminded her of what she lived through long ago, before Roe was the law the of the land. She spoke with NPR’s Sarah McCammon about her experience.
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Teacher vacancies have left school districts across the U.S. scrambling to find enough qualified faculty for the fall. In some areas, competition for teachers is fierce, and schools are finding creative ways to hold on to existing teachers and attract new talent.
Host Don Gonyea speaks with John Kuhn, Superintendent of Mineral Wells Independent School District in Texas, about the bold changes he made to retain teachers.
NPR’s Sequoia Carrillo and Carolina Rodriguez of the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program in New York, examine the new plan and help answer some of the frequently asked questions about how it would work.
This episode features reporting from NPR’s Scott Horsley.
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Earlier this week, Dr. Fauci announced he would retire as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of the year. In this episode, we’ll talk with Dr. Fauci about his decision to leave, and take a look at the twists and turns of his long – and sometimes controversial – career.
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When the city fell, the Ukrainian soldiers were taken captive by Russia.
Last month, the prison where they were being held was rocked by an explosion. More than 50 people died according to Russian sources, and both Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the attack.
NPR’s Joanna Kakissis and producer Iryna Matviyishyn spoke to some of these soldiers’ families as they waited to find out whether the men were dead or alive.
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We’ll explore the ways that high food prices are affecting consumers and small businesses alike, and see what inflation means for those who are most vulnerable to food insecurity.
This episode features reporting from NPR’s Asma Khalid, Scott Horsley and Ari Shapiro, along with Stephan Bisaha from our Gulf States Newsroom.
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Girls are no longer permitted to attend secondary school. Women are blocked from working in most sectors. And they are under orders to cover themselves in public.
Rangina Hamidi was the acting minister of education when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. We hear about her decision to leave the country and her yearning to return.
Additional reporting in this episode comes from NPR’s Steve Inskeep and Diaa Hadid.
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