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Wednesday

Why keeping girls in school is a good strategy to cope with climate change

Tawonga Zakeyu of Malawi graduated from Earth University in Costa Rica in December 2021 and now teaches women farmers how to cope with the challenges posed by a changing climate. One strategy: Drip irrigation using recycled plastic bottles is a big help during a drought. Hellenah Khunga hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Why keeping girls in school is a good strategy to cope with climate change

Education for girls brings numerous benefits when it comes to addressing the climate crisis. Oh, and it works for boys, too!

Monday

Author Interviews

The new book 'The Stolen Year' details how the pandemic disrupted children's lives

Extended school closings during the pandemic were a calamity for education. NPR's Anya Kamenetz writes about how COVID changed children's lives in her new book: The Stolen Year.

The new book 'The Stolen Year' details how the pandemic disrupted children's lives

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Friday

Russia is disappearing Ukrainian civilians. Their families want answers

Iryna Andrusha (left) and Kateryna Andrusha, sister and mother, respectively, of Ukrainian school teacher Viktoria Andrusha, who was taken by Russian forces from the village of Novyi Bykiv in late March. Anya Kamenetz/NPR hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Russia is disappearing Ukrainian civilians. Their families want answers

Ukrainians who were held in Russia detail their detention, hoping to help find a teacher still missing. She is one of more than 200 civilians that U.N. human rights workers say Russia has disappeared.

Russia is disappearing Ukrainian civilians. Their families want answers

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Friday

The NPR Politics Podcast

Americans Are Spending Lots — But They Still Don't Feel Good About The Economy

The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. businesses added 390,000 jobs in May, as the unemployment rate held steady at a very low 3.6 percent and, despite rising prices, American continue to spend. Nevertheless, voters remain concerned about the economy and the White House is scrambling to find a convincing message.

Americans Are Spending Lots — But They Still Don't Feel Good About The Economy

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Monday

World

A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia

NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance.

A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia

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Sunday

War displaced two-thirds of Ukraine's children. Keeping them safe isn't easy

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Ukraine invasion — explained

War displaced two-thirds of Ukraine's children. Keeping them safe isn't easy

NPR goes inside a school-turned-shelter in Ukraine, where children evacuated during the war face an uncertain future.

War displaced two-thirds of Ukraine's children. Keeping them safe isn't easy

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Friday

Cómo hablar con los niños cuando las noticias dan miedo. Una guía bilingüe
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Life Kit

Cómo hablar con los niños cuando las noticias dan miedo. Una guía bilingüe

Cuando ocurren tiroteos u otras tragedias, ¿cómo podemos hablar con los niños sobre lo que ha pasado? Tenemos consejos de expertos sobre cómo apoyar emocionalmente a los pequeñitos.

Cómo hablar con los niños cuando las noticias dan miedo. Una guía bilingüe

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Saturday

Europe

To fend off food insecurity, Ukrainians look to their own backyards

One in 3 Ukrainians are now food insecure, and the war could bring a food crisis all over the world. One thing that can help? Planting backyard gardens.

To fend off food insecurity, Ukrainians look to their own backyards

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How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate

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World

How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate

As residents return to a liberated town near Kyiv, a teacher and her high school students recount what it took to survive the war.

How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate

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Tuesday

Shelter.Lviv started on Instagram. It's now helped house 4,000 women and children

Liana Piatkovskaya holds her sister's dog, Sky, at Shelter.Lviv. Her mom and sister have escaped Ukraine, but she vowed to stay in the country. Anya Kamenetz/NPR hide caption

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Europe

Shelter.Lviv started on Instagram. It's now helped house 4,000 women and children

More than 14 million people have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. One shelter in the western city of Lviv has helped thousands of women and children. It now has only about 100 occupants left.

Shelter.Lviv started on Instagram. It's now helped house 4,000 women and children

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Sunday

Europe

The war has worsened disparities for women in Ukraine

Ukrainian feminists say their country came a long way, legally and culturally, in the past decade. Now advocates are trying to address sexual assault, economic hardship and other effects of the war.

The war has worsened disparities for women in Ukraine

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Friday

The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise
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Education

The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise

By wide margins, parents across the political spectrum are satisfied with how their children's schools teach about race, gender and history. That's according to a new national poll by NPR and Ipsos.

The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise

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Tuesday

Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war

Dima, who fled the war in Ukraine with his mother, attends an online class, at the "Saint John the Baptist" Monastery in Ruscova, where 12 Ukrainians are currently being hosted, on March 30, 2022 in Ruscova, Romania. Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war

Ukraine's focus on maintaining education during a war is in line with an emerging philosophy of disaster response.

Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war

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Monday

This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

On Sept. 1, 2021, 7 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Ida hammered down on Cresskill Middle/High School in Bergen County, N.J. Superintendent Michael Burke walks through what's left of the media center. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption

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Education

This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

Hurricanes, wildfires and floods: Across the country, climate change is driving more severe weather, and many schools are not prepared.

This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

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Thursday

6 in 10 teachers experienced physical violence or verbal aggression during COVID
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Education

6 in 10 teachers experienced physical violence or verbal aggression during COVID

In a big, new COVID-19-era survey, more than half of all educators and school personnel reported being victimized at work.

6 in 10 teachers experienced physical violence or verbal aggression during COVID

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Tuesday

Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts

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The Coronavirus Crisis

Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts

In March 2020, we asked experts in school disruptions what the long-range effects might be as COVID-19 closed schools. How did those predictions pan out?

Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts

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Sunday

Education

How schools and students have changed after 2 years of the pandemic

It's been two years since schools shut down around the world, and now masks are coming off in a move back to normalcy. What effect has the pandemic had on students' learning and development?

How schools and students have changed after 2 years of the pandemic

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Thursday

What to say to kids when the news is scary
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Life Kit

What to say to kids when the news is scary

Whether a school shooting or a deadly tornado, scary events in the news can leave parents struggling to know when — and how — they should talk with their kids about it. Rosemarie Truglio of Sesame Workshop and Tara Conley, a media studies professor at Montclair State University, give us tips.

What to say to kids when the news is scary

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Thursday

Health

Biden administration cautions that rolling back mask restrictions are premature

More states run by Democratic governors have announced plans to ease masking policies, including in schools. But the federal government is still urging caution.

Biden administration cautions that rolling back mask restrictions are premature

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Monday

Health

New Jersey school mask mandates are set to end in 2nd week of March

New Jersey's governor is calling for a return to "normal" as the state's COVID cases start to fall. As of the second week of March, students and school staff will no longer be required to wear masks.

New Jersey school mask mandates are set to end in 2nd week of March

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Tuesday

Monday

Children's Health

Debate rages over whether kids should wear masks at school

Should we put KN95 masks on children or take all masks off? A new camp of parents, doctors and advocates who are pro-vaccine but against mask mandates for children is getting louder.

Debate rages over whether kids should wear masks at school

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