Clare Lombardo
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The Gold Rush lured hundreds of thousands of people to California and changed American history. It all started with a tiny gold flake.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's voice was piped directly into American living rooms during the 1930s and '40s. The NBC microphone he used is on display at the Smithsonian.
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Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a small, portable desk 250 years ago. Today, it's on display in the Smithsonian.
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2025 has had some stellar non-fiction. NPR staffer recommend their picks from our Books We Love list - with subjects ranging from Desi Arnaz to women and war.
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced that over 323,000 borrowers who have significant and permanent disabilities will qualify for the relief from student loan debt. -
As students head back to classrooms, school leaders are making real-time decisions about how to keep everyone safe from the coronavirus.
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Natalie McCray was 11 when her school went all-remote in March 2020. Now, at 13, she's returning to the classroom for the first time since the pandemic began. -
Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies." -
It's too soon to say if schools will see a surge, but they do know that kindergartners are entering their first year of school with a wide range of experience. -
The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated guidance for schools on Monday, recommending universal masking for students over the age of 2.
