The Indiana Department of Education is making changes to a new literacy endorsement after educators spoke out against the requirements. The department said it plans to offer more flexible training options, and it has adjusted which teachers will be required to get the endorsement.
Nearly $5 million in federal funding is going to community organizations and hospitals in Indiana to address the state’s persistent disparities in infant and maternal health outcomes. Five organizations will receive funding to address the health care and social needs of parents and infants.
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The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 21, 2024.)
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby about the countries recognizing Palestinian statehood. The U.S. has said it wants a two-state solution.
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Exercises to help you cope with negative feelings around guilt (like shame or embarassment) — and motivate better behavior in the future.
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The leaders of Ireland, Norway and Spain will formally recognize a Palestinian state on May 28. Why planes experience turbulence and how to keep yourself safe.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with William O'Neill, the United Nations independent expert on Human Rights in Haiti, about the Kenyan-led multinational force deploying to Haiti to help restore order there.
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MDMA — the chemical found in the drug ecstasy — has appeared effective for treating PTSD in clinical trials. But there are concerns about the quality of the research.
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The prosecutor and judge overseeing the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump both easily defeated challengers in local elections on Tuesday.
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Both abortion rights activists and abortion rights opponents are trying to get amendments on Nebraska's ballot in this fall's ballot — and whoever gets the most votes wins.
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To Lam, who oversaw police and intelligence operations at a time when rights groups say basic freedoms had been suppressed, was confirmed amid a major reshuffle of the country's top leadership.
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Scientists say climate change is making airline turbulence worse. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the link with Paul Williams, professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading in England.
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What would it mean for Russia's war if NATO invited Ukraine to join the alliance as soon as this year? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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The latest in our series Off the Mark, about historical markers, examines the site of a horrific massacre in Utah, where it took 150 years for the signage to tell the truth about what happened.
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NPR's A Martinez talks to PK Hattis of the Santa Cruz Sentinel about academic workers at UC Santa Cruz, who are striking in solidarity with pro-Palestinian protestors.
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The forecast for a hotter-than-normal summer has Westerners on edge, especially with up to a quarter of all U.S. federal wildland firefighter jobs currently unfilled.
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