Parents, students upset as alternate learning plan for Building 21 is rejected
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In a meeting with School District of Philadelphia officials regarding the learning plan for students of Building 21 High School, parents and students were upset and rejected the alternative to online learning while asbestos is cleaned up.

Lowe's Foundation invests $50M to address 'critical' tradespeople worker shortage

The construction industry will need an estimated 546,000 more workers "on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2023 to meet the demand for labor," analysts say.

Iran rattled over suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls

Officials in Iran's theocracy initially dismissed these incidents, but now describe them as intentional attacks involving some 30 schools identified in local media reports.

Supreme Court hears arguments about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

The Biden administration says 26 million people have applied and 16 million have been approved to have up to $20,000 in federal student loans forgiven.

American teens' mental health crisis: What's driving this?

A recent CDC report highlights what mental health experts have been ringing the alarm over: Teens, and specifically girls, are suffering.

Student loan forgiveness to go before Supreme Court: The arguments explained

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over Biden’s student debt relief plan, which impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced.

White student sues Howard University for $2 million over racial discrimination

A White student at Howard University’s law school is suing the institution for racial discrimination, alleging the school created a "hostile education environment."

Bogus nursing school issued 8,000 fake degrees, feds say

According to court documents, the schools issued nearly 8,000 fake nursing degrees to customers who paid around $17,000. Some people who say they took classes are losing their degrees.

Downingtown 6th graders train to be certified in CPR and AED

Giving kids the tools to save a life, as Downingtown sixth graders trained and certified in CPR and AED use. Sixth graders are strong enough to perform CPR and Downingtown students are taking the lead in teaching it.

Estimated 230K students in 21 states missing from school post-pandemic, analysis finds

These students didn’t move out of state, and they didn’t sign up for private school or home-school, according to an analysis by the Associated Press and Stanford researchers, based on publicly available data.

Temple withdraws free tuition from striking grad students

Temple University has withdrawn free tuition from striking graduate student assistants and given them a month to pay or face sanctions.