1. Schools, colleges have two weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy. The U.S. Department of Education has given schools and universities that receive federal funding an ultimatum: eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding. Read the story here.
— Olivia Hampton, reporter, Morning Edition
— Obed Manuel, digital editor, Morning Edition
— Leila Fadel , host, Morning Edition
2. 'Hillmantok', the unofficial HBCU of TikTok, is educating people about Black history. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Cierra Hinton about the online phenomenon called Hillmantok, a curated collection of academic lessons reminiscent of classes at an HBCU. Listen here.
— Ayesha Roscoe, host, Weekend Edition Sunday
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Remember a couple weeks ago when we got to feature an education related submission from NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest? Well here’s a few more that really brightened up our week.
Mr. Seth Trio performing 'Hey, Bertie!' A song for a very special cat, Spanish teacher and musician Sofia Mock performing "Your Song About Dinosaurs", and Allegra Levy and her friendly big band performing “It’s So Hard to be You”.
As always, thank you for reading and listening!
— The NPR Education Team
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