Oct 07 Watch 6:57 How the next generation of auto techs is preparing for the electric vehicle transition By Ali Rogin, Lena I. Jackson From self-driving cars to electric vehicles, automobiles are becoming more technologically advanced and there’s a shortage of workers with the skills needed to keep them on the road. One college is focused on training the next generation of the automotive… Continue watching
Oct 04 After a day of legal whiplash, Biden’s student loan cancellation plan is put back on hold By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Continue reading
Oct 02 Kindergartener vaccination rates slide further as exemptions continue to rise in the U.S. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 01 What you need to know about the grace period for student loan payments that just ended By Adriana Morga, Associated Press The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended on Sept. 30. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 8:02 Why many college students are forced to spend more on housing than tuition By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane, Sam Weber The cost of housing has risen steeply in recent years, including for college students. Living in a dorm or renting an off-campus apartment can be the single largest expense a student faces, even more than tuition. Laura Barrón-López reports on… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 7:25 School districts face tough choices as last of pandemic-era federal aid runs out By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn As September comes to a close, public schools across the country are finding themselves at the edge of a funding cliff as pandemic-era federal dollars run out. Principals in Georgia and Ohio describe how they are affected, and Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Sep 27 How St. Louis parents are dealing with school bus driver shortages By Gabrielle Hays While the number of bus drivers nationwide has increased since pandemic lows, employment has not fully recovered. Continue reading
Sep 20 For churches seeing demand for more Christian schools, vouchers ease start-up stress By Holly Meyer, Associated Press In Florida, Ohio and other states, there is now greater availability of taxpayer money to pay for K-12 private school tuition. Many say the primary reason is to give parents more schooling options that align with their Christian values. Continue reading
Sep 18 St. Louis NAACP files civil rights complaint over low literacy rates among Black students By Gabrielle Hays The complaint follows years of troubling data showing stark disparities between Black and white students’ reading scores. But advocates argue, it's also an issue nationwide. Based on a 2022 data from the NAEP, 17 percent of Black students scored at… Continue reading
Sep 16 WATCH: This ‘Friendship Bench’ is pulling on the healing power of grandmothers By Brief But Spectacular "The Friendship Bench" recruits grandmothers as mental health counselors to bridge the mental health treatment gap in Zimbabwe. Continue reading