Millville Public Schools announce early dismissals due to staffing problems

The Millville Public Schools Administration announced that there will be early dismissals for a few of the schools in the district amid staff shortage problems.

Tennessee school district bans Holocaust graphic novel 'Maus' over 'inappropriate language'

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.

Perkiomen Valley School District reinstates mask mandate

Beginning Wednesday morning, all students, staff, and visitors must wear a mask inside school district buildings.

A shorter, digital SAT test: What you need to know about changes to the college entrance examination

Officials with the organization responsible for the SAT college entrance exam have unveiled some major changes to the exam, including their decision to do away with paper-and-pencil tests. Here's what you need to know about the upcoming changes.

LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks

Starting Monday, students must wear “well-fitted, non-cloth masks with a nose wire” at all times, including outdoors, the district announced.

USC to resume in-person classes Monday; UCLA on Jan. 31

The University of Southern California, which began the spring semester remotely due to locally rising COVID-19 cases, will welcome students back to campus on Monday.

Temple students can no longer wear only cloth masks on campus, university says

Temple University updated its mask guidance for students ahead of a return to campus on Monday that was delayed due to a national surge of COVID-19 cases.

North Penn officials say photo shows teacher taping mask to student's face

Parents are reacting to a now viral photo that North Penn School District officials say showed one of their students taping a mask onto the face of a student. The school board apologized during a meeting Thursday and read a statement from the student's mother.

Georgia teen accepted into 48 colleges, earns over $600K in scholarships

Kenyari Sawyer, a 4.0 senior in Albany, Georgia, was accepted into 48 universities and colleges and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.

COVID vaccines to be more widely available across Philly schools, officials announce

Students in Philadelphia schools will find COVID vaccines more available across Philadelphia, with the help of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, School District of Philadelphia officials announced.

More Philadelphia schools move to remote learning due to COVID staffing issues

Over a dozen Philadelphia public schools moved to remote learning this week as an avalanche of COVID-19 cases continues to put a strain on the city's education system.

US students hold walkouts amid omicron surge, calling for more stringent measures

U.S. students have held or planned walkouts this week across the country to lobby for more remote learning and other measures amid a surge of COVID cases.

Teacher shortages: School districts ask staff members, others to fill in as substitutes

U.S. school districts are asking staff members and others to fill in as substitute teachers to keep classrooms running because of staffing shortages amid the pandemic.

Navient cancels $1.7 billion in student loans following settlement

Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion.