Education

1 student killed in shooting at North Carolina high school

By Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press

Winston-Salem police Chief Catrina Thompson fought back tears at a Wednesday afternoon news conference as she said the student died at the hospital after the shooting at Mount Tabor High School.

Higher education is proven to help people in prison. New Pell grants aim to boost enrollment.

By Kathleen Hobson

“The ability to complete a college diploma is a way to have a counter-narrative and say that you've done some work that allows you to prove yourself as someone who is trying to do good,” Rob Scott, executive director of…

AP-NORC poll finds school mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S.

By Collin Binkley, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 6 in 10 Americans say masks and vaccines should be required in schools.

U.S. to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.

Big Florida school districts defy governor over mask mandate

By Freida Frisaro, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Students in Florida's Broward County went back to school under a mask mandate Wednesday, even as their school board faces threats of penalties for defying Gov. Ron DeSantis.

WATCH: Fed chair Jerome Powell says there’s no returning to pre-pandemic economy

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the U.S. economy has been permanently changed by the COVID pandemic and it is important that the central bank adapt to those changes.

What science tells us about improving middle school

By Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report

Over the last 20 years, scientists have learned a lot about how the adolescent brain works and what motivates middle schoolers. Yet a lot of their findings aren’t making it into the classroom.

The challenges of returning to in-person classes in a state spiking with COVID-19

Across the U.S., school mask mandates are dividing communities. In Mississippi, a state hard hit by a coronavirus surge, the Oxford School District had ruled masks were optional for students and staff. But the school superintendent, Bradley Roberson, overruled them,…

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Fake COVID-19 vaccination cards worry college officials

By Roselyn Romero, Associated Press

A growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes.

Pause on student loan payments extended through January

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022, extending a pause that was scheduled to expire next month.