Nicole Cohen
Nicole Cohen is an education editor at 91制片厂. Prior to joining the Education Desk, she was a producer for 91制片厂's Arts Desk, where she produced and edited arts features and interviews for 91制片厂.org. She was part of the team that created 91制片厂's annual , a collection of the year's best books as chosen by 91制片厂 staff and critics. Her other arts features include and the podcast recommendation site. She also coordinated the Web presence for Fresh Air.
Cohen joined 91制片厂 in 2010 after earning a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, where she studied comparative literature and spent a year studying abroad in St. Louis, Senegal.
Cohen is a second-generation American who is fluent in Spanish (with an Argentine accent), proficient in French, and still remembers a few words of Wolof from her time in West Africa.
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The federal judge also told the administration to reinstate department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced in March. -
Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them. -
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things. -
Republicans tried for the kind of headline moments they've scored in similar hearings with elite college presidents. But the testimony from K-12 public school leaders offered few surprises. -
This year's federal aid form is new and improved. But it came three months later than normal, and in its first week, online access has been unpredictable. -
For years, programs like D.A.R.E. told students to "just say no" to drugs. But research shows that approach alone didn't work. Now experts are backing a new approach that could help save lives. -
When student loan bills begin coming due in October, new borrowers will take their first steps on the long road to paying off their debt. These tools and tips can help ease the journey. -
This year's Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning via live stream.
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The Book Concierge is back and bigger than ever! Explore more than 350 standout titles picked by 91制片厂 staff and critics. -
In the 1990s, Tejano music singer Selena Quintanilla Perez made a rare crossover to mainstream American audiences. The movie Selena debuted two years after her murder.
