World Oct 06 French students lead massive protests against education policies By Deema Zein, Eliot Barnhart
World Oct 06 French police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 protest nationwide for school funding More than a quarter of a million people have marched in cities across France in support of school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. By Nicolas Garriga, Oleg Cetinic, Associated Press
Education Oct 01 Some states are helping graduate students pay for school. Here's what borrowers should know In all, there are roughly two dozen state student loan lenders that offer broad-based assistance to help students fill education funding gaps. By Hannah Grabenstein
World Sep 02 Watch 11:17 Inside Afghanistan's secret schools where women defy the Taliban to educate girls It’s been nearly five years since the Taliban banned education for girls older than 12 in Afghanistan. Every day seems to bring a new law limiting them, but Afghan women are pushing back. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Eric… By Leila Molana-Allen, Eric O'Connor
Education Aug 31 Students see openings to afford short-term job training with Pell grant expansion Colleges around the country are seeking approval for a new federal grant program, Workforce Pell, to aid students enrolled for short-term job training. By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press
Aug 06 Watch 7:05 The major changes Head Start faces under Trump proposal By Amna Nawaz, Andrew Merlis, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte 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… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 7:47 'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure By Jeffrey Brown, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 6:24 New student loan rules could limit funding for some graduate programs By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Bridget Craig More changes are underway for federal student loans with major implications for current and future graduate students. It comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked some new loan limits from the Department of Education, including limits affecting some professional degrees. Continue watching
Jul 01 Trump's actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn By Annie Ma, Associated Press For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 5:52 Required Bible stories for Texas students challenge separation of church and state By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Passages from the Bible will now become required reading for public school students in Texas. The Republican-controlled state board of education approved the mandatory reading list on Friday, the first of its kind in the country. William Brangham discussed the… Continue watching