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State Superintendent Ryan Walters listens to a presentation at the February 2023 State Board of Education meeting.

‘Terrorist’ teacher unions, communication gaps and federal grant anxiety: State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ legislative hearing

State Superintendent Ryan Walters addressed a packed room of lawmakers for two and half hours Monday about his policy proposals and rhetoric — and things got heated.

A student at Tulsa Public Schools' Eugene Field Elementary hunts for worms at a gardening after-school program. Programs like this may be short-lived because the federal pandemic-era dollars that funded them end in September.

The end of pandemic-era federal dollars may mean the end for the school programs it funded

In Tulsa, there are about 450 after-school programs at risk of shrinking to just 75 once ESSER funds are gone.

Why more Native Americans are on U.S. ballots than ever before

At least 170 Native American, Native Hawaiians, and Native Alaskans are on ballots this fall, an all-time high. But a group tracking Indigenous candidates says more work needs to be done.

Gerald Gomez-Reina high-fives new kindergartener Ian Patterson after they track down his cubby just before the first day of school at Micheltorena Street Elementary in Los Angeles.

The first day of school: Bells, bikes, buses and big feelings

Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.

Sen. Lankford Addresses Unemployment Benefits During Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR's David Greene talks to Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, a member of the finance committee, about negotiating the next stimulus package, and the administration's use of federal agents.

'Reservation Dogs' Creator Talks New FX Series

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Sterlin Harjo, writer and creator of the new FX series Reservation Dogs, which premieres Aug. 9.

Biographer David Maraniss chronicles the life of Jim Thorpe

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with journalist and author David Maraniss about his new book, Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.

How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

Todd Purdum's new book is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind such hit shows as Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music. Originally broadcast April 9, 2018.

How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

Todd Purdum's book, Something Wonderful, is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind hit shows like Carousel and The Sound of Music. Originally broadcast April 9, 2018.

Jan Damm, left; Sabine Choucair, center; and Kolleen Kintz, back perform in Greece for Clowns Without Borders.

Clowns Bring Laughter, Positive Energy To Refugee Camps

Andrew Horton believes the best way to understand a country’s people is to learn what makes them laugh. “Laughter crosses borders,” he says. Horton, a…

The major weather events happening around the U.S.

Major weather events are affecting several areas of the U.S. High winds are raising the fire risk in California, while a winter storm bears down on parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

GOP Rep. Cole To Stand With Trump On Border Wall Emergency

David Greene talks to Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma about the House vote Tuesday on a resolution to end the president's national emergency declaration. NPR's Tamara Keith weighs in on the issue.

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