Anya Kamenetz
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Wednesday
Tawonga Zakeyu of Malawi graduated from Earth University in Costa Rica in December 2021 and now teaches women farmers how to cope with the challenges posed by a changing climate. One strategy: Drip irrigation using recycled plastic bottles is a big help during a drought. Hellenah Khunga hide caption
Monday
The new book 'The Stolen Year' details how the pandemic disrupted children's lives
Friday
Iryna Andrusha (left) and Kateryna Andrusha, sister and mother, respectively, of Ukrainian school teacher Viktoria Andrusha, who was taken by Russian forces from the village of Novyi Bykiv in late March. Anya Kamenetz/NPR hide caption
Friday
Americans Are Spending Lots — But They Still Don't Feel Good About The Economy
Monday
A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia
Sunday
A destroyed room in a school in Kharkiv, Ukraine, June 2. Andrii Marienko/AP hide caption
War displaced two-thirds of Ukraine's children. Keeping them safe isn't easy
Friday
Saturday
To fend off food insecurity, Ukrainians look to their own backyards
Russian soldiers left graffiti in the school in Borodyanka, a town outside of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Anya Kamenetz/NPR hide caption
How a Ukrainian teacher helped students escape Russia's invasion, and still graduate
Tuesday
Liana Piatkovskaya holds her sister's dog, Sky, at Shelter.Lviv. Her mom and sister have escaped Ukraine, but she vowed to stay in the country. Anya Kamenetz/NPR hide caption
Shelter.Lviv started on Instagram. It's now helped house 4,000 women and children
Sunday
Friday
The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it's background noise
Friday
Green renovations in schools can bring long-term savings but sometimes have upfront costs. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Dima, who fled the war in Ukraine with his mother, attends an online class, at the "Saint John the Baptist" Monastery in Ruscova, where 12 Ukrainians are currently being hosted, on March 30, 2022 in Ruscova, Romania. Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images hide caption
Millions of Ukrainian children are still in school despite the war
Monday
On Sept. 1, 2021, 7 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Ida hammered down on Cresskill Middle/High School in Bergen County, N.J. Superintendent Michael Burke walks through what's left of the media center. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption
This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either
Thursday
6 in 10 teachers experienced physical violence or verbal aggression during COVID
Tuesday
Students play at recess on an outdoor court at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on March 7, 2022, in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images hide caption