A bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration
March 26, 2025
Over 9 million student loan borrowers could see their credit scores tank as delinquencies are poised to hit record highs
March 26, 2025
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training
March 26, 2025
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March 26, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S.
March 26, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze dozens of teacher training grants
March 26, 2025
Liverwurst, Jell-O become unlikely teaching tools at Gwynedd Mercy University for respiratory therapy students
March 26, 2025
Puberty is starting earlier. Should parents worry? 5 things to know from a pediatrician
March 26, 2025
They started as friends at school and adoption made them brothers for life
March 26, 2025
Couple gets married at library after bookstore proposal "to bookend the courtship"
March 26, 2025
Teddy bear clinic helps ease kids' fears of the doctor
March 26, 2025
Educators’ unions sue Trump administration over revocation of $400 million in funding to Columbia University
March 25, 2025
The state, once ranked near the bottom of education standings, dramatically improved student literacy rates while using little money.
March 26, 2025
Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.
March 26, 2025
The Episcopal bishop who in January angered President Donald Trump by appealing to him to show mercy to migrants in the country illegally and to the LGBTQ+ community has a deal for two books for young people
March 26, 2025
The deadline to file your taxes is less than a month away, and if you’re doing them for the first time, you might be feeling added pressure
March 26, 2025
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas
March 26, 2025
Visa of Cornell University student fighting deportation is revoked by the State Department
March 26, 2025
The U.S.
March 25, 2025
A Korean American Columbia University student, who is a legal permanent U.S. resident and has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, cannot be detained by
March 25, 2025
Columbia University student sues Trump administration amid potential deportation proceedings
March 25, 2025
A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law
March 25, 2025A federal judge New York has ruled that a Columbia University student who is facing potential deportation for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for now
March 25, 2025
Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut the strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the Education Department
March 25, 2025
More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support
March 25, 2025
Apple will hold its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) from June 9 to June 13, it said on Tuesday.
March 25, 2025
Groups representing Columbia University professors on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its effort to force the university to tighten rules on
March 25, 2025
Students Plan Rally at Cal State Los Angeles Today
March 25, 2025
Former Southern student blinded and paralyzed in hazing ritual speaks about dangers of the practice
March 25, 2025
Teen recovering after suffering traumatic brain injury at track practice
March 25, 2025
Students collab with Mixed Blood to merge theater with climate activism
March 25, 2025
National Medal of Honor Museum opens honoring heroes
March 25, 2025
Brass Stables welcomes 3 clones of legendary dressage stallion Nintendo
March 25, 2025
One of Republican Patrick Morrisey’s first moves as West Virginia governor was to issue an executive order allowing families to apply for religious exemptions to mandated childhood vaccinations
March 24, 2025
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
March 25, 2025
A decade of fieldwork is revealing how one of biology’s fundamental principles works in real time.
March 25, 2025
Students explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality and learn about the ethical dimensions of nuclear technology in a University of Michigan course.
March 25, 2025
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants
March 25, 2025
U.S. teachers unions and rights advocates, including the NAACP, sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Monday to prevent the attempted dismantling
March 25, 2025
As colleges and universities respond to Trump administration directives to change how they operate, educators worry that fewer international students will want to study in the U.S.
March 25, 2025
Federal agencies say Columbia University’s new policies a ‘positive first step’ toward regaining aid
March 24, 2025
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March 24, 2025
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science
March 24, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their constitutional rights
March 24, 2025
Prosecutors in New Mexico's busiest judicial district have been pleading with state lawmakers to amend the children's code to address what they call an unbelievable spike in juvenile crime in Albuquerque
March 24, 2025
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Monday that artificial intelligence had the potential to be a game-changer for Britain and the global
March 24, 2025
Mom arrested for child abuse afer allegedly driving kids to school drunk
March 24, 2025
Students concerned about the future of financial aid amid steps to dismantle Department of Education
March 24, 2025
Victims’ relatives have traveled to the scene in the French Alps of the crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 10 years ago while hundreds of people marked the anniversary in a German town that was home to an 18-strong school group on board the plane
March 24, 2025
Mom speaks on sextortion experience
March 24, 2025
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management
March 24, 2025
16-year-old boy becomes licensed hot-air balloon pilot
March 24, 2025
Trump’s assault on elites encompasses almost every aspect of American life
March 24, 2025
‘She did what no one else could do:’ Author credits Indy woman for downfall of the KKK
March 24, 2025
The number of insect species is mind-boggling – and they are a critical part of the environment.
March 24, 2025
Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
March 24, 2025
Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test
March 24, 2025
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is “on the right track” to recover federal funding frozen by the Trump administration
March 23, 2025
The horror of the 2011 Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film
March 23, 2025
Columbia University makes policy changes in dispute over federal funding
March 21, 2025
U.S.
March 23, 2025
Second grader preserves rare art form while navigating loss
March 23, 2025
How a Supreme Court case threatens the ‘luxury’ of the internet in libraries, schools and hospitals
March 23, 2025
12-year-old accused of a hate crime after two Muslim students are attacked at their Connecticut middle school
March 23, 2025
Teenage boys are in crisis. The creators of Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ want adults to pay attention
March 22, 2025
Iceland’s minister for children resigns over relationship with teen when she was 22
March 22, 2025
Britain will invest 600 million pounds ($775 million) to train construction workers and help tackle severe skills shortages that could undermine its plan to build 1.5 million homes
March 22, 2025
Dad who uncovered child custody expert's allegedly fake psychology degree concerned for other families: "It's heartbreaking"
March 22, 2025
Schools to install book vending machines in 10 more locations by year-end
March 22, 2025
Catering program helps mental health patients pursue culinary dreams
March 22, 2025
U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal, a Cornell University student who has participated in pro-Palestinian
March 21, 2025
A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the global war on terrorism
March 22, 2025
Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE as he asks judge to block deportation
March 21, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is trying to chart a path for national Democrats to counter President Donald Trump
March 22, 2025
Heat from Trump administration puts higher education leaders in ‘terrible position’ with so much at stake
March 21, 2025
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March 21, 2025
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March 21, 2025
U.S. authorities said on Friday they are closing Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-U.S. border, drawing criticism
March 21, 2025
Columbia University agreed to some changes demanded by U.S.
March 21, 2025
Trump says Small Business Administration will take over Department of Education’s student loan portfolio
March 22, 2025
A federal judge says Friday he will “get to the bottom” of whether President Donald Trump’s administration defied his order blocking deportation flights
March 21, 2025
Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department
March 21, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, seeking to fulfill decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency but raising new questions for public schools and parents. Republican strategist and pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins CNN’s Kasie Hunt to discuss.
March 21, 2025
Italy's education ministry on Friday instructed schools to ban the growing use of gender-neutral symbols, saying they were unclear and flouted the rules of Italian grammar.
March 21, 2025
The parents of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student who went missing in the Dominican Republic while on Spring Break, are speaking out for the first time since their daughter disappeared. They are asking authorities to officially declare their daughter dead.
March 18, 2025
Columbia University faces federal deadline to make changes or lose $400 million in funds
March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump has begun sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and programs serving students with disabilities
March 21, 2025
Meet the woman leading Temple University's Center for Substance Abuse Research
March 21, 2025
The conservative think tank’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department go back more than 40 years, a scholar writes.
March 21, 2025
11 injured after large tree falls on school bus in Tewksbury Township
March 21, 2025
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September that her publisher is billing as an invitation for “readers to see the Supreme Court through the lens of her experience.”
March 21, 2025
President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications
March 21, 2025
The U.S. Education Department says it is investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties to a nonprofit organization that has helped Black and Latino students pursue business degrees
March 21, 2025
4 things to know about Trump’s effort to dismantle the Department of Education
March 21, 2025
A group of eight Democratic Senators on Friday accused the Trump administration of abusing the country's immigration laws in arresting Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil over his
March 21, 2025
‘Unprecedented snapshot’ of Early Jurassic dinosaurs has been hiding in plain sight at a school, scientists say
March 21, 2025
From HIV treatments to school desegregation, research into topics now considered DEIA have benefited Americans throughout history.
March 21, 2025
What we know about the Georgetown scholar facing deportation for alleged terror ties and ‘Hamas propaganda’
March 21, 2025
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction
March 20, 2025
Since it was created in 1979, the Education Department has enjoyed enough bipartisan support to keep it in business, with some Republicans even embracing its role in funding and shaping public schools
March 20, 2025
McNeese President Wade Rousse had a two-year plan when he hired Will Wade as basketball coach
March 20, 2025
Flanked by students and educators, U.S.
March 20, 2025
A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown University scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule
March 20, 2025
Arlando “Tray” Jones is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims
March 21, 2025
Judge says Trump administration can’t deport Georgetown University fellow
March 20, 2025
A deadline is looming for Columbia University to respond to nine demands on tightening restrictions on campus protests that U.S.
March 20, 2025
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration not to deport Badar Khan Suri, an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University
March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Education Department
March 19, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Thursday "aimed at eliminating” the U.S. Education Department
March 20, 2025
Elite universities feel targeted as Trump administration expands immigration crackdown
March 20, 2025
The consequences of shutting down the Institute of Museum and Library Services would be particularly dire for smaller museums and rural museums.
March 20, 2025
A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order
March 20, 2025
The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump
March 20, 2025
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a GOP-backed bill to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the state's public universities
March 20, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration’s recent decision to significantly reduce the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce has raised concerns about the potential impact on the stability and quality of American education. Over 1,300 employees were laid off and nearly 600 resigned voluntarily. This move aligns with Trump’s long-standing objective to dismantle the Department of Education, a goal shared by many conservatives who advocate for reduced federal involvement in education. Established in 1980, the department oversees various programs, including managing a $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio and enforcing civil rights laws in educational institutions. Education Secretary Linda McMahon described the layoffs as
March 20, 2025
Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
March 20, 2025
The Columbia women’s basketball team plays in an intimate 2,700-set gym nestled in Manhattan that is nowhere to be found on the national sports landscape
March 20, 2025
A French scientist has been denied entry into the United States, apparently because the scientist had expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy, the
March 20, 2025
You can’t remember being a baby for a reason, new study finds
March 20, 2025
Five staff members of the United Nations Palestinian relief agency, UNRWA, have been killed in the past few days, the agency's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on
March 20, 2025
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March 19, 2025
More workers have reported feeling disconnected from their organization’s purpose and unclear on how to meet expectations since the coronavirus pandemic changed the way we work
March 20, 2025
Confronted with huge cuts to its federal funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more debilitating cuts in an escalating clash
March 19, 2025
Teacher making hockey more accessible for visually impaired
March 20, 2025
Child may have fended off would-be abductor with pencil while walking to school
March 20, 2025
More than 800 women filled a concourse inside Raymond James Stadium on the first Friday morning in March for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ inaugural “She is Football Weekend.”
March 20, 2025
Berkeley teen raises funds to fight cancer with daring open water swims
March 20, 2025
Why the parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki want their daughter declared dead
March 20, 2025
The ADL says Wikipedia contains antisemitic bias, amid dispute over how the Israel-Hamas conflict is represented on the site
March 20, 2025
Kindness will make you happier than a higher salary, report shows
March 20, 2025
A reliance on foreign students for academic research has allowed the US to ignore flaws in its domestic tech worker pipeline, a scholar argues.
March 20, 2025
GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana tells Wolf Blitzer he supports shuttering the Education Department, but says "no one is talking about eliminating programs."
March 20, 2025
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March 20, 2025
The University of California has imposed a system-wide hiring freeze and made additional cuts, its president said on Wednesday, as part of efforts to try to mitigate the
March 19, 2025
The Trump administration has suspended $175 million in funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender sports policies, the White House said on
March 19, 2025
Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department
March 20, 2025
The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who last competed for the school in 2022
March 19, 2025
A major U.S. teachers union has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education accusing Republican President Donald Trump's administration of unlawfully shutting down
March 19, 2025
A photo, which appears to have been taken in the gymnasium of Long Beach’s Cabrillo High School, shows students wearing T-shirts that spell out a racial slur. The picture depicts eight students. The first wears a shirt on which the Letter ‘I’ has been printed; the second bears a heart symbol; the remainder, taken together, misspell an offensive epithet. It was unclear when the photo was taken or why the students had decided to capture it. The photo appeared in widely-shared posts on multiple social media platforms, which have now been removed. In comments on those platforms, parents and members
March 19, 2025
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has heard arguments in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders
March 19, 2025
Man back home after losing 200 pounds
March 19, 2025
A federal judge says a Columbia University student activist's legal challenge of his detention by the U.S. government will be heard in New Jersey rather than New York or Louisiana
March 19, 2025
High school students participate in car crash reenactment ahead of prom season
March 19, 2025
Why teachers are turning these children into little engineers
March 19, 2025
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is tapping into his state's love of college basketball to promote his drug prevention campaign aimed at young people
March 19, 2025
Around 400 teachers and students from EU schools in Brussels went on strike for half a day on Wednesday to protest against employment conditions for locally
March 19, 2025
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a substantial percentage who survive are left with long-term disabilities.
March 19, 2025
Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners and bird sculptors certainly make it seem plausible.
March 19, 2025
Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making the platforms safer offers an alternative path.
March 19, 2025
Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the uniquely open-ended ways we invent new ideas and share and build on them.
March 19, 2025
More student-athletes are opting to play sports for private clubs rather than their varsity high school teams. To retain more athletes, schools should focus less on competition.
March 19, 2025
Critical thinking involves specific skills for assessing evidence, but background knowledge about the subject is also essential.
March 19, 2025
When speaking with vaccine-hesitant patients, pediatricians turn to these tips
March 19, 2025
Remains of murdered Australian Aboriginal man repatriated by British university
March 19, 2025
A Columbia University student arrested and threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel gave his first public statement, saying that his detention is indicative of “anti-Palestinian racism” demonstrated by both the Trump and Biden administrations
March 18, 2025
As universities navigate an increasingly polarized political landscape, many have adopted institutional neutrality policies, limiting official statements on social and political issues. Supporters say these policies preserve academic freedom and prevent institutions from endorsing particular viewpoints, while critics argue they suppress important discourse and leave students feeling unheard. The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a new policy – institutional neutrality for university leaders – on Oct. 17, 2024. This decision aligns with a broader trend among higher education institutions to limit official commentary on contentious topics. Regent Mark Bernstein emphasized the policy aims to empower individual faculty
March 18, 2025
'Don't take things for granted' Maple syrup keeps Gun Lake Tribe tradition alive
March 18, 2025
Harvard University has announced that students whose families make less than $200,000 won't pay tuition
March 18, 2025
The parents of an Indian-born student from a U.S. university who went missing earlier this month from a popular tourist resort in the Dominican Republic
March 18, 2025
A federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers
March 18, 2025
It’s all about what they want you to do.
March 18, 2025
11-year-old publishes several books
March 18, 2025
A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change
March 18, 2025
Two sisters teach about Ramadan through their new book
March 18, 2025
Video shows 2 high school students beating teacher, leading to their arrests
March 18, 2025
Charter school for the Arts partners with national program to improve teacher retention
March 18, 2025
The global suspension of USAID funding is shuttering peace and anti-gang programs in Colombia's most impoverished places, endangering implementation of
March 18, 2025
The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago
March 17, 2025
The NCAA will abandon a rule that stopped athletes from negotiating potentially lucrative endorsement deals before enrolling in a specific college, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says as he announced a proposed settlement in a lawsuit over the policy
March 18, 2025
Harvard University said on Monday it would make tuition free for undergraduate students from families earning less than $200,000 a year and would also cover
March 17, 2025
Harvard announces it will go tuition-free for students from families making $200,000 or less
March 17, 2025
The Trump administration said on Monday that it had determined Maine educational authorities were in violation of federal law prohibiting sex discrimination by allowing
March 17, 2025
World's only 100% compostable coffee pods are made in Central Virginia: 'We're running this thing 24/7'
March 17, 2025
The world’s largest architectural model captures New York City in the ’90s
March 17, 2025
'Follow your dreams': Astronaut Peggy Whitson inspires next generation ahead Axiom Mission 4
March 17, 2025
Two children killed by falling tree; investigation ongoing
March 17, 2025
The phrase appeared on thousands of pages unrelated to Jane Austen before and during her life – and was a favorite phrase of the abolitionists.
March 17, 2025
Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and built on.
March 17, 2025
A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.
March 17, 2025
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
You're an American in another land? Prepare to talk about the why and how of Trump 2.0
Chalk talk: Star power, top teams and No. 5 seeds headline the women's March Madness Sweet 16
Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness