Biden preparing to unveil $1T 'families plan' spending proposal this month
The Biden administration is reportedly teeing up another massive economic spending package that's focused on child care, paid family leave and other domestic priorities.
Pandemic good Samaritan faces hefty tax bill for his efforts
A Connecticut middle school teacher who raised $41,000 to help hundreds of his struggling neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic got an unwelcome surprise for his charitable efforts: a form stating he could owe $16,031 in income taxes.
Teachers union boss slammed over tone-deaf tweet on moms leaving workforce
The president for the American Federation of Teachers took to Twitter Friday evening to announce that over 100 percent of mothers with young children left their jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic to handle childcare responsibilities at home.
Most schools not fully open despite funding injection from Dems' $1.9T relief bill
Democrats made schools a priority in their $1.9 trillion relief bill, but data shows a majority of students continue to learn remotely at least part of the time.
United training 5,000 pilots by 2030, half being women, people of color
The Aviate Academy will enroll 100 students in 2021, with the school's first class of 20 pilots set to begin their studies in the third quarter in Phoenix. The class will graduate sometime in the first half of 2022.
As San Diego teachers school migrants in-person, parent speaks out on 'Zoom doom' learning
San Diego Unified School District parent Bonnie Jimenez discusses migrant students having access to in-person teaching while her daughter is still taking virtual classes.
Biden administration suspends collection of 1M student loans in default
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that it's suspending the collection of more than 1 million federally guaranteed student loans
Virtual learning leading students to cheat more often
After nearly a year of virtual learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students have taken advantage of new ways to cheat on digital exams and essays.
Consequences of remote learning are 'severe' for students: Former HHS secretary
Former Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price told FOX Business "Cavuto: Coast to Coast" Friday that the impact of schools remaining closed due to the coronavirus pandemic has been "severe," leading to an "increase in mental health challenges" among students.
As US schools shuttered, student mental health cratered: Survey
With schools nationwide locked down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health consequences on students have come into a sharp focus.
Google certificate program seeks to boost non-college grads, provide 'opportunity for everyone'
Google’s online job training program is hoping to “create real economic opportunity for everyone,” according to Grow with Google Vice President Lisa Gevelber.
Biden hires staffers with past ties to for-profit colleges, as progressives rail against industry
The Biden administration has brought on multiple members with past ties to the for-profit college industry, a sector harshly criticized by progressives for allegedly predatory practices that sometimes leave students ‒ including significant numbers of military members and minorities ‒ with crippling debt and little to show for their education.
Virginia school district canceling Dr. Seuss celebration shows ‘misfocus’ of priorities: Patrice Onwuka
Iconic children’s author Dr. Seuss is traditionally honored on Read Across America Day in schools nationwide, but Loudon County Public Schools in Virginia is skipping the celebration over claims the work of Seuss contains racial “undertones.”
Universal basic income could be coming for kids
Entrepreneurs, intellectuals and presidential candidates have in recent years touted “universal basic income,” a cash stipend to everyone with no strings attached, as the answer to poverty, automation and the drudgery of work. It has never gotten off the ground in the U.S.
Texas livestock industry reels from storm, outages
Bitter cold and power outages have created a crisis for some Texan farms and ranches, leaving livestock dead from exposure and raising fears that herds could run short of food and water.
Fewer children are attending school, remotely and in person
Students attending school in person as well as those learning remotely are struggling with poor attendance, though it is worse among the millions of homebound students who are still learning primarily through a screen.
$7,000 invested in this ETF could send your kids to college
If you invest $7,000, then kick in another $200 a month, and the fund delivers returns on par with what it has over the last decade, you could have more than enough to pay for your child's college tuition 10 years from now.
Colleges forced to close as COVID-19 burdens continue
Concordia College is one of a handful of schools that have fallen victim to the economic recession brought on by the pandemic.
San Francisco Board of Education advances plan to rename 44 schools
In addition to former presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, the list includes naturalist John Muir, Spanish priest Junipero Serra, American revolution patriot Paul Revere, composer of the “Star Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key, and current Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Parents of remote learners have smaller roles in US workforce
About 47% of parents with children who are learning entirely remotely or are in hybrid situations because of the coronavirus pandemic are working full-time, compared with 71% of parents whose children are physically back in school buildings.