Students still struggle with math and reading despite the end of the pandemic era, study shows
Students who struggled through the height of the Covid-19 pandemic -- between March 2020 and early 2023 -- are still having trouble keeping up with course work, according to a study from the nonprofit NWEA, which focuses on education research.
2023-07-11 21:21
Bristol baker helping Ukrainians find a new life in safety
Marcus Wells has devoted his retirement to helping refugees flee war and persecution.
2023-07-09 16:24
Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
2023-07-03 08:28
Why there won't be a backlash against the Supreme Court this time
The Supreme Court handed down several key rulings this past week that dismayed liberals. Chief among them was the court's decision to disallow colleges and universities from using race or ethnicity as a specific factor in admissions. The court also found that President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan was unconstitutional.
2023-07-02 21:17
Biden's student loan forgiveness program was rejected by the Supreme Court. Here's what borrowers need to know
The Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program Friday, blocking millions of borrowers from receiving up to $20,000 in federal student debt relief, just months before student loan payments are set to restart after a yearslong pause.
2023-07-01 05:25
Why Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote about babysitters in her student loan opinion
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a concurrence to Friday's ruling striking down President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan, defended the Supreme Court conservative majority's use of a controversial legal theory and -- deploying analogies concerning babysitters and grocery store owners -- laid out how she believed the doctrine should be used in the future.
2023-07-01 03:26
The pause on student loans is ending. That could be a storm cloud for the economy
Millions of Americans are about to get a rude awakening in their monthly budget: Federal student loan payments are back.
2023-07-01 00:15
Read the opinion: Supreme Court student loan forgiveness decision
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled against the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan, which aimed to provide relief to millions of borrowers struggling with debt.
2023-06-30 23:15
Biden's student loan defeat adds to headwinds for US economy
By Michael S. Derby and Dan Burns The U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of President Joe Biden's student
2023-06-30 22:57
Biden to announce new actions to protect student loan borrowers -source
WASHINGTON President Biden plans to announce new actions on Friday to protect student loan borrowers in the wake
2023-06-30 22:48
Student loan ruling may be windfall for US deficit reduction
By David Lawder WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Joe Biden's student debt relief
2023-06-30 22:46
Supreme Court blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness program
In a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden, the Supreme Court blocked the administration's student loan forgiveness plan Friday, rejecting a program aimed at delivering up to $20,000 of relief to millions of borrowers struggling with outstanding debt.
2023-06-30 22:46