Iowa Public Radio

Des Moines Public Schools makes global connections to bring back its ag program

Des Moines Public Schools and Lutheran Services in Iowa’s Global Greens program are collaborating on a new community garden.
Colorado Public Radio

Families hope for a better system as state commission starts to scrutinize Medicaid program

The future of Colorado's Medicaid program is getting an in-depth look and that could lead to reforms. That’s the job of the Colorado Commission on Medicaid, which met on Monday. Its arduous task? Come ...
KUNC

The world's oceans are warming at a record-breaking pace

New research shows that Earth's oceans are warming quickly. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with oceanographer Brad deYoung about the record-breaking rise in marine temperatures.

Construction is a man's game. These women are demolishing the barriers

Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the ...

'Workforce Pell' kicks off, but colleges find that few programs qualify

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training ...
Utah Public Radio

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop.
Palm Beach Post

NPR expands into Palm Beach County as WLRN buys radio station

South Florida's NPR station, WLRN, has expanded its broadcast reach into Palm Beach County. The station began broadcasting on the new WPBB 104.7 FM signal after purchasing a former hip-hop station.