Student debt cannot be both the crisis that demands sweeping forgiveness and a tool that must remain unlimited for future borrowers. Yet that contradiction sits at the center of the backlash to ...

Student enrollment has been declining in the McFarland Unified School District, so Superintendent Aaron Resendez was surprised to start this school year with an uptick in students who require special ...

Clarification: This story has been updated to include that 13% of high school students did not graduate on time in 2023. A new national study reveals that student well-being has seen some progress ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: A Department of Education sign is displayed outside of their federal student aid office on May 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Borrowers have been reporting false default alerts ...

This article is part of a series exploring the state of math education in Ohio. Brianna Swain does not remember learning much of anything in school while growing up in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood.

A key office in the Department of Education responsible for fielding grievances about student loans has a backlog of more than 27,000 complaints after losing nearly two-thirds of its staff. Subscribe ...

Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee joins families, students, and educators at a statewide Math Extravaganza to spotlight efforts to improve math achievement. Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) has no mixed ...

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws. By Sarah Mervosh and Michael ...