The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to prohibit colleges from considering race when making admissions decisions.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Exclusive: Federal aid helped child care providers stay open. Now the help is wearing off
Thousands of centers permanently shut down since COVID hit. The ones that remain are struggling to pay their workers livable wages.
Exclusive: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s fall tour to include stops in swing states
As part of the annual back-to-school tradition, Miguel Cardona will visit more than a dozen cities to tout his priorities for the school year.
Congress let COVID-era relief expire. Millions of kids already have fallen into poverty.
Pandemic policies like expanded tax credits and universal free school lunches have or will come to an end. The toll on kids has been immediate.
US schools failing in fight against youth mental health crisis, new report card finds
A new report card from the Hopeful Futures Campaign grades all 50 states on how well they’re supporting students’ mental health amid COVID-19.
‘An incredibly important tool’: Omicron could mean more COVID-19 testing for day care centers
Regular coronavirus testing is a helpful strategy for keeping child care centers open and safe. Why don’t more providers do it?
The pandemic put school dress codes into perspective: ‘We want control of our lives.’
After months of pandemic learning, 2021 brought renewed scrutiny of the sexism in dress codes as students readjusted to in-person school.
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine is now available for kids. Will schools require it?
COVID vaccines likely will be optional at most schools, experts say, at least until the shots are fully approved. We break down the factors at play.
Is banning critical race theory in schools unconstitutional? Lawsuit in Oklahoma seeks to prove it.
This is the first federal lawsuit to allege that a conservative state’s so-called “critical race theory” ban is inherently unconstitutional.
Back-to-school gun violence was highest on record. Active shooter drills may not be the answer.
So far in fall 2021, schools have had nearly twice as many shootings as before the pandemic. But active shooter drills may heighten the trauma.