In summer 2020, parents faced so many unknowns when it came to sending kids to school. Economist Emily Oster describes how she started collecting data nationwide to help parents decide for themselves.
"This is to encourage every little Black boy and girl that looks like me and every child .. that feels marginalized and has a story like mine and felt they never mattered," Keishia Thorpe said.
They came from families that have faced seemingly insurmountable hardships and were admitted by top U.S. colleges. A school in India gave them their chance.
"I always had this dream: Gee, someday I would like to become a physicist," said Manfred Steiner. But after World War II, he followed his family's advice to become a doctor.
This week's election results show education issues foremost in the minds of many voters, and suggest many parents may be seeking a course correction after 18 months of disruptions.
The university is reversing its decision to bar three professors from serving as expert witnesses in a case against the state. The earlier decision was seen as an infringement of free speech.
The first vaccine required for school was for smallpox, over 200 years ago. And for decades, all states have required that kids be vaccinated against contagious diseases like polio to attend school.
An NPR investigation found that student borrowers were prematurely rejected under the revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The Education Department has promised a fix.
A Georgia Senate study committee is looking into the high costs of schools in the University System of Georgia, particularly their ongoing fees introduced after the 2008 recession that were supposed to be a temporary measure.
The bill defines hazing as an intentional or reckless act performed by students against students, regardless of willingness to participate, committed in connection with membership in an organization at a higher educational institution.
Voters in Virginia have elected Youngkin as the next governor after years of Democratic control, according to the AP. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe conceded Wednesday morning.
Labor issues are making staples of school dining hard to find, triggering the worst supply chain headaches these institutions have faced in years. "It's like a ginormous hurricane," one official says.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state's association of school boards to review and remove any school library books with "pornography or other inappropriate content." It's part of a larger trend.
