Education
Some lockdown drills can harm students' mental health. Here's what one expert advises
The shooting at Oxford, Mich., drew attention to the school's lockdown drills and how students were trained to respond to such crises. But certain high-intensity drills can have negative impacts, too.
Supreme Court weighs mandating public funds for religious schools in Maine
At issue in the case is whether the state, which pays for some students to attend nonsectarian private schools, should also pay tuition for students to attend religious schools.
Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far
President Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.
U.S. students turn to Europe to earn affordable degrees
It is college application season and some American students are looking abroad for affordable degrees.
Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools
Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.
Colleges with high vaccination rates must now decide if they'll require boosters
Wesleyan University is among a small group of colleges requiring COVID-19 boosters for spring semester. Will other institutions follow?
Loretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out?
How can we have more productive conversations with people we vehemently disagree with? Civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross gives us the tools to call people in—instead of calling them out.
New Delhi is closing schools as it tries to deal with air pollution
Kids in Delhi, India, have been indoors for 20 months –- first for COVID, now for smog beyond four times what's safe. Officials have installed towers to filter it, but scientists say they don't work.