After lull, employers renew interest in helping workers repay student debt
Employers are heeding the call of younger workers for help with their education debt, and taking advantage of a new tax break born out of the pandemic. Still, there are more firms considering the perk than actually implementing it.
Latest White House plan would forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower
The move is likely to reignite fights between Democrats and the GOP over federal spending and higher education.
Institute pledges $1.5 billion to support scientists of color
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has announced a $1.5 billion program to help support early-career faculty in the sciences, named after outgoing University of Maryland Baltimore County President Freeman Hrabowski.
Texas official wants to arm more teachers. Bad idea.
The killings of 19 elementary school students and two teachers sparks new calls for arming educators.
Settlements in UCLA sex abuse cases reach nearly $700 million
The University of California announced a $374.4 million settlement to resolve claims related to former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps, raising total payouts in the case to nearly $700 million.
Told not to say ‘gay’ in graduation speech, he made his point anyway
A Florida high school graduate says he was told not to say "gay" in his graduation speech. So he said "curly hair" instead.
Princeton board fires professor in sexual-misconduct investigation
The decision by the Ivy League university's board of trustees follows a recommendation from the school president and dean of faculty that Joshua Katz be let go for failing to be forthcoming in a probe into his relationship with a undergraduate.
Who has student loan debt in America?
Public awareness of education debt is high amid debates over loan forgiveness, yet little is discussed of how the debt shakes out.
Princeton president recommends firing professor in sexual-misconduct probe
Joshua T. Katz, a tenured classics professor at Princeton, is facing dismissal after a campus report said he failed to fully cooperate with a sexual-misconduct investigation.
Why Virginia Gov. Youngkin is wrong about student NAEP scores
The NAEP achievement levels are misleading -- and politicians often wrongly interpret the scores.
Out-of-context Clarence Thomas photo — and other news literacy lessons
From the News Literacy Project.
Education Dept. extends waiver limiting audits of financial aid forms
The Education Department will continue to focus the audit, known as verification, on ferreting out identity theft and fraud for the 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, cycle.
They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns.
The Goucher College commencement is first in decades to confer bachelor’s degrees in a Maryland prison.
What Biden should say to charter school supporters now attacking him
The president is getting attacked for wanting to enact reforms for a federal program that gives millions of dollars to charters.
Why teachers will — and won’t — discuss Buffalo grocery store shooting
A frank conversation in teachers' tweets.
Apple CEO Tim Cook to Gallaudet graduates: ‘Lead with your values’
The technology giant has helped the university expand accessibility for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, officials said.
Duke student’s graduation speech mirrors some language in Harvard address
Some of the themes and language of the Sunday speech from Duke's Priya Parkash appeared to have been mirrored from Sarah Abushaar's 2014 commencement address at Harvard University.
It will soon cost more to borrow money for college
After a stretch of record lows, interest rates on federal student loans are set to climb.
After covid cases surge, some Johns Hopkins students want online exams
The school reported 531 positive tests on campus in the past seven days, and re-imposed several pandemic rules in the final days of the semester.
No LSAT? Legal group weighs test-optional admissions for law schools.
Law schools would be given a green light to end admission test requirements, under a recommendation from a key committee of the American Bar Association that is scheduled for review in a public meeting later this month.