Nation Aug 07 Judge orders Virginia county to replace Confederate names it restored to schools in 2024 By Associated Press
Education Aug 06 Watch 7:05 The major changes Head Start faces under Trump proposal The Trump administration is proposing new guidelines that would overhaul Head Start and could change how it’s run across the country. Launched in 1965 as part of President Johnson’s War on Poverty, Head Start serves 700,000 children ages three to… By Amna Nawaz, Andrew Merlis, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte
Education Aug 06 Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations Early childhood policy experts argue the deregulation could undermine Head Start's position as the gold standard in early education. By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press
Education Jul 30 School supplies really do cost more this year. Here's how much, from lunchboxes to pencils Just about every back-to-school item that families will load into their literal or virtual carts this summer has gone up in price at a time when American families already feel crushed by rising costs. By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
Nation Jul 30 Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Jul 28 What we get wrong about Appalachia By Amna Nawaz Emilee Hackney grew up in small-town Appalachia in a church that taught her men were meant to lead. In this episode of Settle In, she spoke with Amna Nawaz about her debut memoir, “All That's Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir,” the… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:31 India's youth-led 'cockroach' protests expose cracks in Modi's government By Zeba Warsi What started as outrage over leaked medical entrance exams turned into one of India's largest youth-led protest movements challenging India's prime minister. They call themselves the cockroaches after a top official compared jobless youth to the pests. Producer Zeba Warsi… Continue watching
Jul 22 WATCH: Trump promotes investment accounts for kids at Georgia high school By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press At a rally Wednesday, President Donald Trump touted the $1,000 babies can receive when their parents open Trump Accounts in their names. Some parents who opened accounts earlier this month for their babies say they're still waiting for their money. Continue reading
Jul 20 A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed By Nicky Forster, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Today, around 9.5 million people — 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers — are in default, meaning they are more than nine months behind on their payments. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 8:39 The debate over how to protect children and teens as AI use grows By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Murrey Jacobson One of the biggest concerns about artificial intelligence is how children and teens use it daily. Critics say the tech companies are not doing enough to protect children, can't be trusted and argue more regulation is needed. The Omidyar Network,… Continue watching