Health Aug 11 CDC relaxes COVID-19 guidelines, drops quarantine and social distancing recommendations The nation's top public health agency is relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines and dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
Education Aug 01 Cities face crisis with smaller schools as enrollment shrinks in wake of pandemic Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping to subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students.
Politics Jun 23 Biden administration proposed new Title IX protections for campus sexual assault The Biden administration has proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules. The goal is to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.
Politics Jun 02 WATCH: Harris remarks on canceled student loan debt for former Corinthian College students Vice President Kamala Harris announced that hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal student loans canceled.
Education Jun 01 Biden administration erases $5.8 billion in debt for students of fraudulent college The Biden administration says it will forgive all remaining federal student debt for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain.
Education Mar 17 FBI investigating 6 suspects after bomb threats at Black colleges More than a third of America's 101 historically Black colleges and universities have been targeted by calls or emails threatening bombings since early January.
Politics Mar 10 U.S. colleges cut programs, financial ties with Russia Colleges across the U.S. are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting financial ties to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.
Politics Jan 27 WATCH: Education Secretary Cardona gives update on student support during the COVID-19 pandemic Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday that the nation’s schools must act more urgently to help millions of students who have fallen behind during the pandemic. "We must make up for lost time,” he said.
Nation Jan 12 Democrats balance keeping schools open against confronting teachers' unions Nearly two years into a pandemic that shows no signs of waning, Democrats are speaking out against COVID-19 school closures, recognizing a rising anger among parents worried that their kids are falling behind.
Education Dec 17 Harvard drops standardized test requirement through 2026 Harvard announced the move Thursday amid concerns about students' access to testing sites during the pandemic. It extends a policy many colleges have adopted during the pandemic and that a growing number are keeping for years to come.