Before classes begin for the day, elementary music teacher Penelope Quesada gathers her most commonly used cleaning supplies and places them around the classroom in places of convenience.Natosha Via for NPR Students in Louisville, Ky., have been back in classrooms for a month this school year, and already parents are ...

Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow said Thursday that the university will move to end its investments in fossil fuel companies, though stopped short of using the word "divest."Maddie Meyer | Getty Images Harvard University says it will end its investments in fossil fuels, a move that activists — both on ...

Parents drop their children off for the first day of school in Novi, Mich., on Tuesday.Emily Elconin | Bloomberg/Getty Images On Thursday, President Biden announced a series of actions aimed at getting control of the surging pandemic. Alongside new vaccine requirements for private businesses, he announced new steps to encourage ...

A child reaches out to touch a flower adorning the Sept. 11 memorial on the name of a veteran killed in the 2001 terror attacks. For today's generation of kids, 9/11 is a history lesson.Spencer Platt | Getty Images When teacher Brandon Graves in Louisville, Ky., talks with his elementary ...

Upper Little Caillou Elementary School in Terrebonne Parish, La., saw significant storm damage from Hurricane Ida almost two weeks ago.Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated September 10, 2021 at 2:22 PM ET After starting the school year in-person, teacher Susan Adams is once again stuck at home, waiting for her school ...

For years, Robert Shireman, shown here at his home in Berkeley, Calif., has been accused of corruptly sharing insider information with investors while serving as a federal official. Those claims aren't true. But they live on.Carolyn Fong for NPR Stymied at every turn, accused of things he never did, Robert ...

Hurricane Ida has closed schools for more than 250,000 students across Louisiana.Brandon Bell | Getty Images Hurricane Ida has closed schools for more than 250,000 students across Louisiana, according to a tally by NPR. Districts in some of the hardest-hit areas, including Orleans and Jefferson Parish, have not yet announced ...

Part 4 of TED Radio Hour episode The Food Connection How should we ethically feed our world? Are we supposed to return to organic pastoral practices or trust new technology? Journalist Amanda Little believes the answer lies in the middle. About Amanda Little Amanda Little is a journalist and author. ...

Part 3 of TED Radio Hour episode The Food Connection Social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe has one mission: feed more, waste less. Her company Goodr is tackling food waste and getting food to those who need it most. About Jasmine Crowe Jasmine Crowe is a social entrepreneur and the founder of ...

Tim Johnson | Columbus Monthly Magazine Part 1 of TED Radio Hour episode The Food Connection Forager and TikTok influencer Alexis Nikole Nelson shares how the great outdoors has offered her both an endless array of food options and an outlet to reconnect with her food and her culture. About ...