Education

You can always give your teacher an apple, but they’d probably like a coffee even better.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's push for President-elect Joe Biden to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt makes the problem worse, not better, The Wall Street Journal senior writer Jon Hilsenrath argued Tuesday.

In a tweet Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden pledged to make community college tuition-free, while offering a similar benefit for students from families with working-class incomes or lower to attend state schools as well.

More than 70 cadets training at the U.S. Military Academy to be Army officers have been accused of cheating on a math exam taken online when they were studying remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic.

White Plains Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Ricca advocates for support from the federal government in schools nationwide.

MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest women, announced Tuesday that she had donated $4.2 billion to 384 charity organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than half of student loan borrowers say they "don't feel confident" that they will be able to repay their loans after the pandemic forbearance period ends in late January, but top Democrats are hopeful of pushing sweeping legislation that could cancel up to $50,000 of student debt per borrower.

Teachers unions are failing American students amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos argued Thursday.

The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission, setting up the agency for a stretch of partisan gridlock likely to stymie President-elect Joe Biden’s policies.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., continued her push for the cancelation of student loan debt Tuesday, making her case to Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell that President-elect Joe Biden should immediately take action when he takes office in January. 

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio received a wave of pushback on Wednesday, with parents and both sides of the ideological spectrum blasting his decision to close schools again during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Harvard University students are circulating a petition that seeks to hold Trump administration officials "accountable" by barring them teaching, speaking, or attending the institution.

However, these services come with a price. And while some parents may be able to foot the bill for private tutors or learning pods, others can't. 

COVID-19 threw a wrench in many students’ plans. Here’s how to get a tuition refund.

In today’s professional age, you’re never too young to get cozy in a cubicle.

White House adviser Ivanka Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will present the inaugural Pledge to America’s Workers Presidential Awards on Wednesday.

Two recent docufilms about the life of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made over $52 million.

This year, the ranking addresses important issues directly impacting students and their families, according to U.S. News. The report took into consideration timely topics such as student debt, social mobility and test-blind admissions policies.

Guests of the luxury resort can now enroll their children in the virtual learning sessions which will be held in supervised small-group classroom settings, Four Seasons said.

Resorts in the U.S. and Mexico are providing space and amenities for remote learning while the coronavirus pandemic keeps kids out of the classroom.