Education

Glenn Youngkin will begin his term as Virginia’s governor with an executive order on “critical race theory” and promising to “restore excellence” in education, echoing the major themes of his...

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation’s largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a...

BOSTON — Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of deceptive lending practices for $1.85 billion, officials said Thursday in announcing a settlement that would cancel student...

Teachers around the U.S. are confronting classrooms where as many as half of students are absent because they have been exposed to COVID-19 or their families kept them at home...

PARIS — Less than two weeks after the winter term started, French teachers are already exhausted by the pressures of surging COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, French teachers are walking out...

CHICAGO — Students in the nation’s third-largest district returned to classrooms Wednesday after Chicago Public Schools canceled five days of classes amid a standoff with the teachers union over COVID-19...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told CBS News that more COVID-19 tests will be distributed to schools nationwide starting next week.  “The tests are being developed, and states are applying now...

As our world continues to grow, it changes. Often in ways that are neither immediately perceptible nor logical. At World in Progress, we offer insights and context. Through in-depth interviews and...

A new proposal in New Mexico could raise the starting salary for teachers up to $50,000 and aims to encourage teachers to relocate to the state and to fill up...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona solicited the National School Boards Association (NSBA) letter to the Biden administration that compared parents of students to domestic terrorists, according to emails obtained by Parents...