SAT exams go digital amidst changing college admissions landscape
With SAT exams going to a digital format, test-takers will be allowed to use their own laptops or tablets at a monitored testing site.
California bill would require all K-12 students get COVID vaccine, remove personal belief exemption
A state lawmaker said he wants to ensure that all school students in Los Angeles and throughout the state are vaccinated against COVID-19
Texas schools closing, incentivizing substitutes to help
PfISD is one of many school districts in Central Texas that have temporarily closed or are taking other measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks
Starting Monday, students must wear “well-fitted, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” at all times, including outdoors, the district announced.
USC to resume in-person classes Monday; UCLA on Jan. 31
The University of Southern California, which began the spring semester remotely due to locally rising COVID-19 cases, will welcome students back to campus on Monday.
Oxford High School students return to building for first time since November shooting
Students will be back in the building Monday for the first time since November's Oxford High School shooting.
Warren, progressives escalate pressure on Biden to cancel student loans
A number of prominent Democrats are urging President Biden to cancel student debt using an executive order.
UPenn voices support for transgender swimmer, new NCAA standards
The University of Pennsylvania says it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes.
Ivy League professor says her students think most Americans earn six figures
A professor from an Ivy League business school says her students think most Americans earn six figures.
Mask enforcement a problem for some Long Island schools
Some teachers at Connetquot High School are blaming the district and school board for not enforcing the indoor mask mandate.
University of Michigan, sexual abuse survivors of Dr. Anderson reach $490M settlement
Survivors of Dr. Robert Anderson and the University of Michigan have reached a $490 million settlement.
Georgia teen accepted into 48 colleges, earns over $600K in scholarships
Kenyari Sawyer, a 4.0 senior in Albany, Georgia, was accepted into 48 universities and colleges and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.
Connecticut school where student overdosed closed for cleaning
The school in Hartford where a 13-year-old boy died from an fentanyl overdose was closed Tuesday in order to decontaminate it.
NYC schools quietly offer remote option
New York City students who are sick, in quarantine, or choose to stay home due to safety concerns can participate in remote learning without being marked as absent.
U of M removes President Schlissel citing inappropriate relations with a staff member
The University of Michigan Board of Regents said they will affirm their decision during a formal session on Feb. 17.
NYC remote option for schools now possible, Mayor Adams says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he still believes the safest place for children to be is in school. But he is now considering a remote option because of the reality of high absenteeism.
US students hold walkouts amid omicron surge, calling for more stringent measures
U.S. students have held or planned walkouts this week across the country to lobby for more remote learning and other measures amid a surge of COVID cases.
'I want to be fired,' Lamar CISD teacher heard on camera ranting towards students
"If I have to keep dealing with kids that are complete and utter morons, I’m done. I’m literally done," the teacher is heard saying. "I don’t even care if I lose my job, I want to be fired at this point."
Teacher shortages: School districts ask staff members, others to fill in as substitutes
U.S. school districts are asking staff members and others to fill in as substitute teachers to keep classrooms running because of staffing shortages amid the pandemic.
Navient cancels $1.7 billion in student loans following settlement
Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion.