Many students lived only a mile away, too close to school to qualify for bus service. Yet the walk deterred many, especially ...

Indiana’s initial plan for revised graduation requirements was criticized for prioritizing work-based learning over academic preparedness. The state has tried to find a balance between the two.

Already slow, the process of getting GI Bill benefits has gotten even slower since cuts to government staffing, veterans and ...

Across the country, the average age of manufacturing workers is increasing. In many other jobs the workforce is aging, too. Staffing their companies into the future is a major concern. More states are ...

Anti-abortion lawmakers in at least 22 states have proposed fetal development-education bills, and seven have passed them. Many anti-abortion advocates hope that getting their message in front of ...

Even high-income students are skipping more school, but absenteeism rates are highest among low-income students ...

Here are 10 things to know about Trump’s school choice program — the first national tax-credit scholarship program — was signed into law July 4, 2025, as part of the Republican tax bill.

Even as policymakers push to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees, university and college students and their families contend with ever-rising costs and debt, low success rates, and ...

Tutoring can be a powerful training ground for future educators, providing hands-on experience, confidence and a bridge into the classroom. And what might begin as a temporary opportunity can become a ...

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Backers say the academy model engages students and prepares them for the future, but others worry it comes at a cost.

As a first-generation college student, I struggled to find guidance navigating California’s complex higher education system. Accessing the reliable data I needed was more difficult than it should have ...