May 08 Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack created chaos By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press An expert says the hacking group posted online that nearly 9,000 schools worldwide were affected, with billions of private messages and other records accessed. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:26 Hampshire College closure highlights financial strain on small liberal arts schools By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris After years of financial decline, Hampshire College, a liberal arts college in Massachusetts, has announced it will close at the end of the year. But the college is hardly alone. A new estimate projects that nearly 450 of the nation’s… Continue watching
Mar 10 The pandemic disrupted young children's early schooling. Their reading scores are still behind By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press The data suggest the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption, but that broader societal shifts might be at play. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:30 A principal's Brief But Spectacular take on bringing hospitality to education By Brief But Spectacular Joseph Martinez is the longtime school principal of Carpenter Community Charter in Los Angeles. Families know him as the principal who literally picks up trash in the morning and dresses up for school plays, but also as the steady hand… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 7:30 Proposal to declassify nursing as 'professional' threatens ability to secure student loans By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas New limits on student loans could reshape how the U.S. trains nurses and doctors. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, medical students would be capped at borrowing $50,000 per year. The Trump administration is now proposing a stricter cap… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 8:21 More 4-year colleges offer 2-year degrees to reach new groups of students By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Cali Steffenhagen About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds, making the path to a college degree especially challenging. At Boston College’s Messina College, a new, two-year, fully residential associates degree program, a wide range of support… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:09 These 5th grade journalists challenge perceptions of their city's schools By Ben Berke, Ocean State Media In Providence, Rhode Island, public schools have long faced scrutiny over low test scores, crumbling buildings and persistent challenges communicating with bilingual families. But one city elementary school is pushing back against that narrative, thanks to a team of young… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 13:15 Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning, we hear from parents and teachers grappling with the use of the technology in the classroom, and… Continue watching
Nov 18 Education Department offloads programs to other agencies as Trump accelerates plan for its closure By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. Continue reading
Nov 17 Foreign enrollment at U.S. colleges holds steady despite Trump's visa crackdown, report finds By Collin Binkley, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press However, the Institute of International Education found that new students entering the United States for the first time fell by 17%, the sharpest decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading