Teachers relied on a federal website for climate education. The government may shut it down

For the last 15 years, science teacher Jeff Grant has used information on climate change from the federal website Climate.gov to create lesson plans, prepare students for Advanced Placement tests ...

Posted 2025-07-17 05:00:00

To fill seats, more colleges offer credit for life experience

PITTSBURGH — Stephen Wells was trained in the Air Force to work on F-16 fighter jets, including critical radar, navigation and weapons systems whose proper functioning meant life or death ...

Posted 2025-07-10 05:00:00

America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this ...

Posted 2025-07-16 05:00:00

Speech therapists group moves to delete DEI from their standards guide

Scores of speech therapists across the country erupted last month when their leading professional association said it was considering dropping language calling for diversity, equity and inclusion ...

Posted 2025-07-09 17:56:56

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life

This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission.  On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala.  ...

Posted 2025-07-15 17:41:49

High school students find common ground on the debate stage

DES MOINES, Iowa — Macon Smith stood in front of a nearly empty classroom 1,000 miles from home. He asked his opponent and the two judges in the room if they were ready to start, then he set a ...

Posted 2025-07-08 05:00:00

Suddenly sacked

Peggy Carr’s last day on the job came so abruptly that she only had time to grab a few personal photos and her coat before a security officer escorted her out of her office and into a ...

Posted 2025-07-14 10:00:00

COLUMN: Why higher education should be mourning the loss of its independence on July 4th

The University of Virginia describes itself as a place where “differing perspectives not only coexist, they co-create.” It’s a sentiment that may no longer ring true at the prestigious ...

Posted 2025-06-30 18:30:00

OPINION: A college degree opens doors, but only when we remove obstacles for young people

I recently stood before hundreds of young people in California’s Central Valley; more than 60 percent were on that day becoming the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree. Their ...

Posted 2025-07-07 05:00:00

Another Education Department delay: Release of NAEP science scores

UPDATE: After this story was published, the Education Department issued a press release Monday afternoon, July 7, announcing that Matthew Soldner will serve as acting commissioner of the National ...

Posted 2025-07-07 10:00:00