As a generation of teachers retire and their burned-out younger colleagues quit sooner, complaining about the workload and the pay, public schools have struggled to keep their classrooms staffed.

Transgender students born male can no longer participate on female teams in Georgia’s schools and colleges now that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a ban passed by the General Assembly.

Slater Nalley first caught American Idol fans’ attention when he auditioned with a song he wrote about his teacher’s late son. Now, he’s hoping to let America get to know him a little bit better.

On Tuesday, the Georgia House Committee on Education heard legislation that would help guarantee students' and schools' safety, health and well-being to prevent school tragedies before they occur.

There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.

Hundreds of thousands of students in Georgia will be eligible for $6,500 vouchers to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses. That number is far more than many legislators expected.

There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said, as President William Ruto called the news “devastating.”

What is it like for Black students attending one of the formerly whites only private schools created in the South during desegregation?

Life Skills Autism Academy center in Atlanta supports children with autism aged 5 and younger in developing skills and social behaviors that will empower them to thrive in their daily lives and, eventually, in a school setting. 

Everyone says you live through history, but "I don't think anyone prepared us for this much history," say the students in the Class of 2024.

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At the height of the racial reckoning, a school district in Virginia voted to rename two schools that had been previously named for Confederate generals. This month, that decision was reversed.

The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.

Juleus Ghunta is a published children's author and award-winning poet. But growing up, he could barely read. That was until a teacher saw his potential.

Oregon schools are struggling more than others across the country to recover academic learning losses. Experts say one likely reason is a lack of statewide consistency in tutoring interventions.

GOP candidates talk about schools a lot on the campaign trail. But that doesn't mean they are talking a lot about education, instead focusing on culture war issues on the battleground of K-12 schools.