Keep an eye on your student's mental health this back-to-school season From kindergartners to college students, what should parents be doing to monitor their child's mental health? Sequoia Carrillo
Colleges are making tuition free for Native students. Will more students graduate? The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there. Emma Hall
The 3rd school year since COVID hit has begun. Here's how students and staff feel Students in Jackson, Miss., are already back at their school desks. The district — like so many in the nation — is working to help students recover academically and emotionally from the pandemic. Cory Turner
As a new year starts, schools prepare for fewer masks, more learning and joy Schools are opening up around the country, and the third year in the shadow of a pandemic brings new challenges but also new hope. Jeffrey Pierre
HBCUs are building a new prison-to-college pipeline Historically black colleges and universities are developing new pathways for formerly incarcerated people to earn a degree and transition Sequoia Carrillo
For the first time in 20 years, teachers can deduct more for school supplies Eligible educators include K-12 teachers, principals, teachers' aides or counselors who spend more than 900 hours at the school during the academic year. Ayana Archie
$3.9 billion in debt is canceled for former students of ITT Tech The cancelation in federal student debt for 208,000 borrowers came after authorities found "widespread and pervasive misrepresentations" at the defunct college chain, the Education Department said. The Associated Press
Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students Requirements to test and mask and be vaccinated are becoming less common as colleges shift away from treating COVID-19 as an emergency. Elissa Nadworny
Washington State Ferries looks to the next generation to staff — and bring diversity to — future crews Casey Martin
'Throughline': The origins of federal student loans and promises the government made At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today millions of students pursue higher education, but collectively they owe $1.7 trillion in debt. Rund Abdelfatah
