By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.

A bill aimed at preparing Georgia for the potential dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education passed through a House subcommittee Wednesday with an addition from a Democratic state representative.

GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about Biden Administration investments in student mental health and a milestone for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

The so-called Summer EBT program is an extension of the Pandemic EBT program model, which had near-national enrollment and ended last year. 

It's getting a more complicated to tell how Georgia public schools are faring. The state Department of Education on Thursday released a full spectrum of school accountability numbers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. But there isn't a single number to sum up the performance of any one school or district.

Georgia's rising public high school graduation rate hit a record in 2023. The state Department of Education says Tuesday that 84.4% of seniors graduated on time in the spring, up from 84.1% last year.

Georgia students showed small improvements on state standardized tests in the 2022-2023 school year. But achievement remains below pre-pandemic levels, and slow progress suggests a full recovery could be years off.

Georgia schools will be required to hold annual drills for responding to campus shooters and perform reading assessments for younger students three times per year under new laws signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.

The state Department of Education (DOE) has identified 175 low-performing schools that need additional support to improve student performance for the 2022-2023 school year.  

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand are questioning the Departments of Education and Defense after a New York Times investigation showed reports of sexual misconduct among JROTC instructors.

Amid President Joe Biden's announcement that his administration will be forgiving up to $20,000 in federal student loans, scammers may be looking to take advantage of borrowers.