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Stefani McCoy, seated in the center of the front row, was a high school dropout. After going back to school and completing her college degree, she joined the Peace Corps and went to Namibia to help fellow dropouts.

Former High School Dropout Joins Peace Corps, Helps New Dropouts

Stefani McCoy had it with school when she was a teenager. She turned her life around — and now she's helping Namibia's dropouts do the same.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivers a commencement speech to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black institution in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Backs To Betsy DeVos; Scholarships Denied; Paul Ryan Visits A Charter School

Our weekly education news roundup: The secretary of education's commencement speech at an HBCU; aid denied to low-income students; an update on federal aid applications.

Sam Marsenison, 18, stands among classmates after accepting his high school diploma in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

How It All Turned Out: A Kindergarten Story, 13 Years Later

NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.

Leon Sanchez Reyes poses for a photo in his cap and gown at UC San Diego, June 15, 2018.

His Parents Were Deported Two Weeks Before College, Now He’s A UC San Diego Graduate

Leon Sanchez Reyes is one of an untold number of students who straddle the U.S.-Mexico border — caught between two worlds amid stepped-up immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump and, before him, President Barack Obama.

Don Skidmore stands in front of a sign for United Auto Workers Local 735, the union chapter he represented as president when he was a General Motors employee.

Life After GM: A Family Upended By Auto Plant Closure Took Divergent Paths

Ten years after the financial crisis, the recovery hasn't reached everywhere. After the plant at which they worked was shuttered, three members of a family saw their lives change in unexpected ways.

A plan to rename George Mason University's law school for late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (center) has been tweaked after the first name that was chosen sparked jokes on social media. Scalia is seen here with his fellow justices in 2009.

Plan For Antonin Scalia School Of Law Is Tweaked Over Unfortunate Acronym

Days after adopting a name change, George Mason University has again renamed its law school. The first attempt to honor the late Antonin Scalia was ridiculed online.

John Schimmel walks on campus at Los Angeles City College, April 18, 2018.

Former Donovan Inmate Takes His College Degree Beyond The Barbed Wire

A Southwestern College program aims to help inmates stay out of prison once they're released by offering them associate's degrees. Now a former student inmate is putting it to the test.

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga was a high school senior when she entered the Manzanar internment camp. Now 92, she points to the place in Manzanar, near Death Valley in California, where she lived.

At 92, A Japanese-American Reflects On The Lessons Of Internment Camps

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga was at a Los Angeles high school when she and other Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps. Decades later, her efforts helped lead to an official apology.

Alva Earley shows off his diploma after receiving it from Galesburg Superintendent Bart Arthur.

At 73, Man Finally Gets Diploma Denied For Defying Segregation

An Illinois high school banned Alva Earley from graduating in 1959 after he attended a picnic in a park off-limits to blacks. This weekend, the school district corrected that injustice.

High School Graduation Rates: The Good, The Bad And The Ambiguous

From Texas to New Jersey, we found a mix of approaches: questionable quick fixes and powerful long-term strategies.

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