Days after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions at Harvard, a civil rights group has filed a complaint over its legacy preferences.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
Post-COVID trauma drives elementary schools’ challenges: 5 Things podcast
With the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview USA TODAY took a closer look at schools across America to see how they are coping.
Ahead of Supreme Court affirmative action case ruling: Do Harvard, UNC discriminate?
The Supreme Court will soon decide on cases challenging the elite colleges’ use of affirmative action. Enrollment trends complicate the picture.
How to know how your kid is doing in school, and what to do if they are falling behind
Many parents lack a real sense of whether their kids have the skills to succeed in the next grade. Report cards may provide less of a guide than you think.
Showing up to school was hard amid COVID. Why aren’t kids (or teachers) returning to class?
Student attendance is nowhere close to pre-pandemic levels. Parents remain worried about kids’ health. Teachers and other staff are in short supply too,
Senate votes to repeal Biden student loan forgiveness; White House plans a veto
President Biden’s sweeping student loan debt forgiveness plan already is stalled because of a pair of cases before the Supreme Court.
Bill to undo Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan will get a vote in US Senate
The student loan debt forgiveness plan is already on pause because of challenges now before the Supreme Court.
Speaker McCarthy says student loan payment pause ‘gone’ under debt ceiling deal. Here’s what that means.
Even before Sunday’s debt ceiling deal between President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy, efforts were underway to bring student loan payments back.
Acting before Supreme Court ruling, House votes to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
The plan is already on hold pending US Supreme Court intervention but Republicans in Congress are determined to block it before the court rules.
Biden administration plans crackdown on colleges that overload graduates with student debt
A new policy would cut federal funding for for-profit colleges and certificate programs that produce graduates who can’t cover their student debt bills.