Education

Delays and technical glitches during the rollout of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid caused challenges and stress for many families completing the updated FAFSA to receive financial…

No requests from states to extend spending deadlines for COVID-19 federal emergency funds for K-12 schools have been denied so far, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which has…

Teachers are swamped. They’re working longer hours compared to other professionals, and their job-related stress often comes from managing student behavior, earning low salaries, and performing administrative work that isn’t tied to…

School is a place where everyone should feel that they belong. However, for students with disabilities, this has not always been the case—the education system has a long history of…

Whenever you’re dealing with kids as an adult, it’s important to remember they are years away from being fully developed physically, mentally, or emotionally. Even during moments where children misbehave,…

Geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky famously stated that “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” Biochemical processes, aspects of anatomy and physiology, ecological relationships, and more can be…

When Tim Walz was announced as Kamala Harris’ running mate earlier this month, his ascendancy helped to elevate the idea of educators serving in public office. Walz, who served several terms in…

Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But some…

When 80 middle school students from Billy L. Lauffer Middle School, a Title I school in southeast Tucson, hopped off the bus at the University of Arizona, it was not…

The start of the school year can be stressful, but parents of neurodivergent children are more likely to report back-to-school stress, feeling overwhelmed, unprepared and scared than other parents, according…

When you ask Eric Siyolo Mayekiso — a teacher in the Eastern Cape of South Africa — why he became a teacher, his answer is simple: He wanted to help…

India has one of the largest education systems in the world, with more than 140 million students. The government focused on making schools more accessible in recent years, which resulted…