U.S. colleges are returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump’s first term
The change was celebrated by advocates who said Biden’s rules did too little to protect accused students. Victims' rights groups called it a step backward that will deter students from reporting assaults.
US children fall further behind in reading on national exam and make little improvement in math
The findings are yet another setback for U.S. schools and reflect the myriad challenges that have upended education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education and has vowed to use federal money as leverage
Throughout his campaign, he depicted schools as a political battleground to be won back from the left.
Biden administration has now canceled student loan debt for more than 1 million public workers
President Biden announced the milestone Thursday, saying his administration restored a promise to America’s teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public servants.
Experts fear ‘catastrophic’ college declines thanks to botched FAFSA rollout
The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left millions of students in limbo and some wondering if their college dreams will survive.
Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn president
Claudine Gay said she got caught up in a heated exchange during congressional testimony and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students.
Biden’s second try at a student loan cancellation strategy opens with debate over details
The president directed the Education Department to find another path to loan relief after the Supreme Court ruled that he couldn’t cancel loans using a 2003 law called the HEROES Act.
Math scores plunge for 13-year-olds as pandemic setbacks persist
Math and reading scores among America’s 13-year-olds fell to their lowest levels in decades, with math scores plunging by the largest margin ever recorded.
Los Angeles strike highlights paltry pay for US school workers
School support staffers earn, on average, about $25,000 a year in L.A., not enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in America.
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis. Nationwide, undergraduate college enrollment dropped 8% from 2019 to 2022, with declines even after returning to in-person classes, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse.