Education

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced what she called historic changes Wednesday to Obama-era guidelines that she said will make the process fairer.

Many 2020 graduates are attending virtual commencements due to the pandemic. But Trent Johnson of Ohio State University took a real walk — dressed in cap and gown — across his family's living room.

The Trump administration says new rules announced on Wednesday will better protect students accused of sexual assault and harassment, but critics say they will make it harder for survivors to report.

The coronavirus shutdown is straining a foster care system in West Virginia. Home visits have shifted to online check-ins, and referrals have plummeted as schools are now closed.

With schools moved online and kids cooped up at home, soccer coaches, dance instructors and other leaders of extracurricular activites are finding creative ways of keeping kids active and engaged.

With schools closed, elementary school counselor Marie Weller is improvising to reach her students: She's recording YouTube lessons about how they can handle their feelings from her kitchen.

Many high schools around the U.S. have been forced to cancel graduation ceremonies. But one school in New York has found a way to have safe graduation — at a drive-in movie theater.

Colleges have been careful to leave the door open on their plans for the fall semester. Most experts say it will be anything but normal. Here's a sampling of how it could look.

Across the country, teachers, coaches and counselors have died from COVID-19. Current and former students share their memories of educators lost in Georgia, Texas and New York.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson about extending distance learning for school students and bridging the digital divide.

Allie Clancy, an aspiring TV producer, had to cut short her internship at Boston's TD Garden arena. "I'm trying to get used to the idea that I might not get a job in my field for a little while."

Fifty years ago, National Guard troops opened fire on protesting students at Kent State University killing four and wounding nine — changing the perception of the Vietnam War in the U.S.