
Why Is College Enrollment Dropping?
College enrollment is on the decline as students weigh a number of factors forcing them to reconsider higher education.
College enrollment is on the decline as students weigh a number of factors forcing them to reconsider higher education.
The court's decision to hear arguments relatively quickly means it is likely to determine whether the widespread loan cancellations are legal by June.
| AP and Nick Harper
Laws allowing kids to take mental health days vary by state. Some require a doctor's note, and others limit the number of mental health days allotted.
| Tricia Goss and Simplemost
Education experts say false threats of school violence are happening more and more across the country.
The moratorium was slated to expire Jan. 1, a date that Biden set before his debt cancellation plan first stalled.
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Three UVA football players were fatally shot by a former member of the team on Nov. 13, after a field trip to see a play in Washington.
| AP
The medical examiner's office said gunshot wounds to the head were responsible for the deaths of three University of Virginia football players.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
President Biden said student loan payments would resume in January. But that was before two courts blocked his executive order that forgives $20K.
The Moscow Police Department said in a release Tuesday that investigators were trying to establish a timeline to recreate the victims’ activities.
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Police have labeled the deaths as homicides but say there is not an active risk to the community.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The school's president said three people were killed and two others wounded. He identified the suspect as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Fort Worth District Court Judge Mark Pittman said President Biden's student loan forgiveness program usurped Congress' power to make laws.
| AP and Haley Bull
Hot-button issues have made local education decisions part of the national political discussion.
More college campuses are introducing recovery groups and programs to help fight the stigma of sober living while in university.
Students in the U.S. have been reciting the pledge of allegiance for decades, but why?
The Supreme Court's hearing went longer than scheduled, with justices hearing about five hours of arguments.
The Supreme Court has twice upheld race-conscious college admissions programs in the past 19 years, including just six years ago.
| AP and Haley Bull
The EPA says the new, mostly electric school buses will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money and better protect children's health.
| AP
The expense of college with the cost of living is pushing some students into homelessness.
Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases ever, and reading scores dropped to 1992 levels.
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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay Friday evening, temporarily blocking the Biden administration's loan forgiveness program.
| AP and Stephanie Sandoval
Additionally, a Supreme Court Justice rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group challenging the relief.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The Biden administration's online application for debt relief hit a rough patch upon launch, and borrowers question if they'll actually see relief.
An early "beta launch" version of a new online form was made available as the department looks to find and fix any glitches.
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Charter schools have seen an uptick in students recently, but available research has shown it's difficult to measure their effectiveness.
Lunches for U.S. public school students were free during the pandemic. But that program has ended, and some parents are struggling to cover the cost.
Many Americans have been asking for years for the government to cancel student loan debt, but why is it happening now?
Alternative training programs are helping workers break through the paper ceiling that keeps viable workers from jobs because they lack a degree.
Once the application becomes available in October, borrowers will have until December 2023 to complete it.
Advocacy group Pacific Legal Foundation filed the lawsuit, arguing that the White House's debt cancellation plan was not approved by Congress.
| Scripps News Staff and AP