Los Angeles parents demanded solutions as their children struggled in hot classrooms and on asphalt playgrounds. They say relief from extreme heat can’t come fast enough.
Women led the effort to make Minnesota one of the latest states to implement a universal free lunch program, sparked by the federal government's pandemic response.
The relief comes after the federal government acknowledged that it did not accurately count some borrowers’ payments toward forgiveness.
Diversity advocates are pushing to end legacy admissions while conservatives are taking steps that will make it harder for students of color to go to college, critics say.
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has already initiated a regulatory process to alleviate debt using the new approach, Biden said.
The Biden defeat is a blow to 40 million borrowers — especially women, who hold two-thirds of all student loan debt in the country.
University presidents and education reform advocates are decrying the Supreme Court opinion, calling the decision "a true step back."
Since 1978, the court has allowed colleges and universities to consider the race of applicants. That decision was reaffirmed repeatedly until the current ruling by the court’s conservative majority.
What a Houston-area school district calls a mistake points at deeper problems related to dress codes and what advocates say amounts to systemic racism.
Despite the state’s liberal reputation, parents, with some help from conservative groups, are joining a nationwide push to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion in education.