Carrie Jung

A growing number of history and civics educators are trying to highlight the roles of Native Americans in U.S. history. For one professor in Massachusetts, that effort is personal.

In rural Massachusetts, school and library parking lots are some of the few places students and teachers can get a reliable Internet connection.

The college credit exams were moved online in response to the pandemic. But many students don't have Internet access at home. Up until Friday, one senior planned to take her tests in a parking lot.

Most standardized tests, like the SAT and ACT, are on hold this spring. But Advanced Placement exams are going forward with a new online format.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Harvard University in a high-profile court case centered on whether the school's admissions process forces Asian Americans to clear a higher bar to get in.

For many people in prison, an education means a chance at a new life on the outside. One Massachusetts man got that chance, and made the most of it.

The criminal case about parents who allegedly paid bribes to get their children into top schools spotlights the admissions process. Officials look for aspects of the applications that reveal lies.

An opinion could come in early 2019. Both sides say they plan to appeal, which means the fate of affirmative action policies could once again end up in the hands of the Supreme Court.

NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji speaks with WBUR reporter Carrie Jung about the upcoming trial challenging Harvard University's admissions policies.

In Boston, the thinking is that play, student-led activities and lots of choices work just as well for older kids. Plus, it keeps the gains kids make in preschool from fading later on.

Phoenix is preparing for a visit Tuesday by President Trump. Police are preparing for possible clashes between immigration advocates and anti-immigrant activists.

The Bureau of Indian Education is 150 years old and is finally undergoing a critical reorganization facilitated by the Obama administration and the bureau itself. But will it be enough?

"There are so many checks and balances on this system. It continues to prove itself on a daily basis," said Karen Osborne, the director of elections in Maricopa Country, Ariz.

Elections workers in Phoenix test each tabulation machine in advance and transport paper ballots and machine tallies by separate teams, not over the Internet, to assure the result is accurate.

When it comes to voting, many Native American voters face challenges that other voters don't, including language barriers and a lack of accessible polling places.

Imagine trying to raise a child with just $159 a week. For foster parents on one Native American reservation in southern Arizona, that's all the money the tribe can afford. But leaders have plans to double that soon, if they can gain access to a large source of federal funding.

The LSAT has forever been the choice exam for law school admissions. That's no longer the case at the University of Arizona, and maybe many more schools in the future.

After the housing crisis, demand for rental property boomed. Census data show vacancy rates for rental units reached an all-time low this summer. More people are wanting to rent single family homes.

Formal home addresses can be difficult to find on many Native American reservations. This is problematic, not just when giving directions or receiving packages, but when responding to an emergency.