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As shutdown sets record, Head Start preschools start closingOn Monday, the first Head Start centers started to close, a result of the now record-setting government shutdown. The program serves 715,000 children and their families a year.
America’s kids need help reading. How about helping their teachers?Dozens of states have passed laws directing a “science of reading” approach to helping struggling students. But who is teaching the teachers how to make that happen?
Public schools have an absenteeism problem. Esports and architecture are helping.As schools combat chronic absenteeism, one solution gaining traction is offering elective courses that are too interesting to skip. The result is a better attitude toward school – and toward the rest of the subjects in it.
Maryland needs teachers. It’s filling classrooms with laid-off federal workers.With former federal employees looking for jobs, Maryland saw an opportunity to support its schools. A new program is offering them three months of teacher training – and the opportunity to make a difference in the classroom.
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Meet the students who are just saying no to AIAs artificial intelligence intertwines itself with people’s lives, some students are pushing back. Their reasons range from profound to practical, and speak to a desire to preserve a sense of community – and humanity.
The Tuskegee Airmen were legendary. This year, the program takes off again.Some might think that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen is all in the past. But there is a generation of students at famed HBCU Tuskegee University who are poised to rise to the standard of their predecessors.
Universities are paying the US millions of dollars. Where will the money go?Columbia and Brown universities have already made deals with the Trump administration to settle claims brought by the government. Harvard, Cornell, and UCLA are in negotiations. Where will the money end up?
Tokyo with a family: Big sights, big flavors, and a celebration of travelOn his first trip to Tokyo, staff writer Ira Porter experienced a sea of skyscrapers and had new adventures with sushi. But the trip’s real legacy? Instilling his children with a love of exploration.
AI goes to college: How new tech is driving majors and jobsAs artificial intelligence starts to transform the job market, college students are the first to feel it – and are adapting their coursework and career planning.
‘We can’t not pay attention.’ Student scores hit new lows on nation’s report card.U.S. 12th graders’ reading and math scores fell to their lowest levels on record in 2024, according to the test dubbed “the nation’s report card.”
No job, no degree? No problem. Las Vegas has answers for ‘disconnected youth.’A sizable number of young adults in the U.S. are not in school or employed. In Las Vegas, a coalition is working to reconnect 30,000 of them by 2030. Doing so could grow the Nevada economy by $17 billion.
What changes will Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ bring for colleges and students?As classes get started on college campuses across the U.S., schools and students are absorbing the changes that the recent law will bring to everything from educational loans to taxes on endowments.
Minnesota shooting highlights risks to religious schools, amid push for more securityThe shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was the third such tragedy involving a Christian school in as many years. Security has long been top of mind at Jewish and Muslim schools; now there are growing efforts within Christian school communities to fortify their institutions.
Room for a dorm? How a Boston neighborhood and college cope with a housing crisis.Boston’s housing crisis has college students and community members vying for space. As Northeastern University expands, both groups are asking, What makes a good neighbor?
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In Florida, vouchers win ground, but courts may have ultimate sayLegal challenges to Florida’s new voucher law are already looming. What role will an increasingly conservative judiciary play in school funding?
When counselors are in short supply, students step in to helpSchool districts interested in addressing mental health issues are recruiting savvy students to help supplement the work of counselors.
Tulsa experiment tests how tightly woven a safety net has to beBillionaire George Kaiser's child-centered philanthropy could provide a beacon of hope for other cities grappling with deep inequities.
Q&A: Sociologist takes on myths about wealth and moralityWhat does the college admissions scandal tell us about the morals of the rich? Sociologist Rachel Sherman looks at the ethics of America's wealthy.
For state schools, diversity isn’t just about fairness. It’s also about the bottom line.Louisiana’s flagship public university, LSU, has a checkered past on integration. A black student president helps students of color find a home.
The end of amateurism? What’s behind calls to pay NCAA athletes.Many student athletes serve a key role as ambassadors for universities. But how the players benefit educationally or financially isn’t aways clear. A growing coalition is rethinking that relationship.
America to elite colleges: Shape up (but please let us in).Analyzing what’s wrong with college admissions became a pastime for Americans this week. At the heart of the discussion is a desire for fair opportunities to get ahead.
This city is short of teachers. It’s tapping immigrants to help.A path to certification for foreign-born teachers is intended to help diversify Portland’s teaching staff as well as reduce ‘brain waste.’
We asked. You answered. Did a teacher change the way you saw yourself?We asked our readers to send in their stories of incredible teaching. And they delivered.
Schools help teachers with a new kind of homework: finding a place to liveA year of teacher walkouts in the US has been forcing communities to face school underfunding and low pay. But some school districts are offering housing to attract and retain new teachers.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s split with Trump is the talk of her Georgia district
Most Americans have avoided shutdown woes. That might change.
Government shutdown drags on as Republicans, Democrats dig in
EPA’s new clean-water rules: What a farmer, builder, and scientist say
Democrats are hungry for a comeback. Will Spanberger lead the way in Virginia?
