Education

The future of federal student aid is unclear as federal student loan payments are set to resume in May.

A new apprenticeship program being tested by the federal government will allow teenage truck drivers to drive from state to state amid supply chain crunch.

Hundreds of students in Boston and Chicago walked out of classes Friday in protests demanding a switch to remote learning as a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant disrupted efforts at returning to in-person education around the United States.

A recent study found that 42% of students who recently dropped out cited financial reasons as their primary cause for leaving.

The agreement affects 66,000 student borrowers across 36 states and Washington, D.C.

The new year brings a slew of changes for student loan borrowers, including the return to federal student loan repayment.

Sixteen major U.S. universities, including Yale University, Georgetown University and Northwestern University, are being sued for alleged antitrust violations because of the way they work together to determine financial-aid awards for students.

Micro schools are the latest schooling alternative to take off as more teachers and parents are becoming fed up with schools keeping their classrooms closed and students falling behind.

The pause on federal student loan payments has been extended from February until May, giving borrowers an additional 90 days to prepare for student loan repayment. Here are 3 things federal student loan borrowers should keep in mind.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) wants to how money from President Biden's American Rescue Plan is being spent after it voted to close schools and go back to remote classes until the spike in COVID-19 cases "substantially subsides." When President Biden passed the American Rescue Plan in March 2021, Chicago received $1.8 billion in federal COVID-19 relief for the city's schools.

Vaccine experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are scheduled on Wednesday to consider whether adolescents 12 to 15 years old should gain access to COVID-19 boosters for the first time.

FOX Business' Stuart Varney, during his latest "My Take" on "Varney & Co.," argued that parents and teachers are being “jerked around” by schools after Democrats’ “failing” education policies.

Large and growing numbers of new recruits are applying to nursing programs nationwide. We should be concerned that there won’t be enough faculty there to greet them when they arrive.

Fixed student loan refinance rates set a new record low during the week of Dec. 13, which means that borrowers have the opportunity to reduce their monthly payments, pay off their loans faster and save more money on their college debt.

Michigan schools will be allowed to use non-teachers as substitutes amid a worker shortage that has been exacerbated by the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant.

The White House once again extended the federal student loan payment pause through May 2022, which means borrowers have 90 additional days to prepare for repayment.

President Joe Biden has extended the student loan payment freeze by 90 days through May 1, 2022, “as we manage the ongoing pandemic and further strengthen our economic recovery.”

The outspoken progressive lawmaker said Biden has been "underutilizing" his executive authority and urged the president to lean on it to cancel federal student loan debt.

Fixed student loan refi rates have fallen again to a record low, according to data from Credible. Refinancing student loans to a lower rate can help borrowers pay off their debt faster, reduce their student loan payments and save money on interest over time.

The latest form of cyberbullying is occurring at schools across the country and, like other forms of bullying from the past, it can result in fights, social rejection and self harm.