Aug 04 Members of Congress tour site of Parkland school massacre By Terry Spencer, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press Nine members of Congress toured the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls where the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school massacre happened. Afterwards, a shooting reenactment will be staged as part of a lawsuit filed by the victims' families against former Deputy Scot Peterson… Continue reading
Jul 27 Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State, saying it made ‘secret decisions’ about releasing documents By Associated Press The suit filed Thursday in Michigan names the school and its trustee board. It says those decisions and "secret votes" by a public body violated the Open Meetings Act and state constitution. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 7:30 National monument dedicated to Emmett Till amid debate over how to teach race and history By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Ali Schmitz, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako A new national monument dedicated to the murdered teenager Emmett Till and his mother honors three sites critical to Till's story, and central to the birth of America's civil rights movement. The announcement comes in the middle of a heated… Continue watching
Jul 25 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Education Department investigates Harvard’s legacy admissions By Michael Casey, Associated Press Opening a new front in legal battles over college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policies on legacy admissions. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 6:39 Study outlines how college admissions practices benefit richest applicants By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson, Dorothy Hastings, Karina Cuevas A study shows how college admissions practices benefit the richest applicants. Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard economists, analyzed data from 12 of the country’s top colleges from 1999 to 2015. They found that among students with the same test… Continue watching
Jul 17 College students struggling with hunger face potential loss of food stamp benefits By Ashraf Khalil, Adriana Morga, Associated Press COVID-era rule changes made it easier for as many as 3 million students to enter the program. But now those changes are expiring, and thousands will be gradually removed from a program they say is still vital to their ability… Continue reading
Jul 14 How Biden’s alternate plan to cut student loan payments could become another legal battle By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Known as the SAVE Plan, it was announced last year but has been overshadowed by President Joe Biden's proposal for one-time student loan cancellation. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 5:37 Affirmative action ruling prompts new push to end legacy admissions By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris The Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions has renewed the debate over legacy admissions. A Boston-based nonprofit filed a complaint alleging Harvard’s legacy and donor-based admissions favors white students, and the NAACP called on 1,600 public and… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 6:27 Schools and students face difficult battle to close learning gaps worsened by pandemic By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow Billions of dollars were funneled to school districts across the U.S. to help them make up for learning loss from the pandemic. But new research shows that even with that extra money, school districts are still struggling to close the… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 8:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s trip to Europe and presidential campaign politics NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's trip to Europe and presidential campaign developments. Continue watching