President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8.
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Student researchers Mayisha Alam (L) and Swazi Tshabalala (R) collect samples as part of their work with the nonprofit BioBus. Christine Marizzi/BioBus hide caption
New investigations by the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the fullest picture yet of why the revamped FAFSA had such a troubled launch. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Patrick Hall at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa. An investigation is underway at the college, where one student is no longer enrolled after being found liable in a case where a racial slur was carved on the chest of another student. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Tufts University Jumbos celebrate scoring during the Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship held at Lincoln Financial Field on May 26 in Philadelphia. Some Tufts lacrosse players were hospitalized after an intense workout last week. Larry French/NCAA Photos via Getty Images hide caption
The NPR College Podcast Challenge is back! LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Black girls had the highest rates of so-called "exclusionary discipline," such as suspensions and expulsions, according to a new report from the GAO. Above, school busses sit at a service yard last year in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Navient, one of the country’s largest student loan servicers, has reached a $120 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — resulting in the company being permanently banned from servicing federal student loans. Getty Images hide caption
A young woman vapes an electronic cigarette. Some districts are installing high-tech vape detectors to alert school officials if students are using e-cigarettes. whitebalance.oatt/Getty Images hide caption
Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off in a debate on Tuesday. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Jennifer Carter, a teacher at Apalachee High School, said she "felt helpless" when she tried to protect her students during a shooting at the school this week. Barrow County School System hide caption
Lilla Lanivich, 14, and her service dog, Lopez, outside their family’s home in Rochester Hills, Mich. This year’s middle school winner of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, helped restore her independence. Emily Elconin for NPR hide caption
A student waits to walk across the stage to receive her diploma during a graduation ceremony at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School in Bradley, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Students and residents mourn those who lost their lives near the scene of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Students kneel in front of a makeshift memorial in front of Apalachee High School on in Winder, Ga., on Thursday, one day after two students and two teachers were shot and killed at the school. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
A representative for RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an anti-sexual assault organization, recommends guarding your food and drink at a party and realizing how fast they can be tampered with. Peter Cade/Getty Images hide caption
Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang, winners of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1957. Both were affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study at the time of the award. Alan Richards/Institute for Advanced Study hide caption
The cover of the Yup'ik alphabet coloring book. Courtesy of Nikki Corbett hide caption
Electrical circuit can be created with lemons to power a small light source. A chemical reaction between the copper and zinc plates and the citric acid produces a small current, thus powering a light bulb. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images hide caption
