Oct 25 Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press A new Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday paints a sobering picture of post-pandemic hardship with "statistically significant" increases in food insecurity. Continue reading
Oct 19 Lawsuit accuses Catholic schools in New Orleans of discriminating against students with disabilities By Roby Chavez A new class-action lawsuit claims that the Archdiocese of New Orleans asks illegal questions about students’ disabilities on its schools’ application forms. Continue reading
Oct 11 ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a new 30-year low By Cheyanne Mumphrey, Associated Press High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework. Continue reading
Oct 06 This Oklahoma program pairs schools with farmers to cut down the cost of school meals By Adam Kemp Dropping the door to the trailer hitched to his pickup, Brandon Crow steered a forklift to unload boxes of okra, squash, cucumbers and cantaloupe. He arranged each stack next to a small paper sign with a local school name on… Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Biden announces new student loan forgiveness for 125,000 as payments resume By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Biden has been under pressure to fulfill his promises on student debt relief even though his original plan was overturned by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 27 Michigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract By Larry Lage, Associated Press The school said Wednesday that it terminated what's left of Tucker's $95 million, 10-year contract for acknowledging actions that subjected the institution to ridicule, among other reasons. Continue reading
Sep 25 More school districts adopt 4-day weeks, citing lower costs and better teacher recruitment By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Some experts question the effects on students who already missed out on significant learning during the pandemic. For parents, there is also the added complication, and cost, of arranging child care for that extra weekday. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 7:04 College hopefuls face changing admissions landscape after Supreme Court ruling By John Yang, Kaisha Young This fall is the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity when making admissions decisions, after June's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Center on Education… Continue watching
Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… Continue reading
Sep 22 Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are "sexualized content" and can be subject to more regulations. Continue reading