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ByMeganMcCluskey Fact-CheckingBiden’sStudentLoanPlan ByEricCortellessa HowtoGetRefundonLoanPaymentsYouAlreadyMade ByKatieReilly HowTutoringCouldFixPandemicLearningLoss ByKatieReilly MoreinEducation Biden'sStudentLoanForgivenessPlanDoesn'tDoEnoughforBlackAmericans Biden'splantocancelstudentdebtisnotabigorboldenoughanditcompletelymissesthemarkforBlackAmericans BySavalaNolanAugust25,2022 Here'sWhoQualifiesforBiden'sStudentLoanForgiveness PresidentBidenjustannouncedhewouldcancel$20,000instudentloandebtforcertainborrowers ByAnishaKohliAugust24,2022 African-AmericanHistoryFinallyGetsItsOwnAPClass 'NothingismoredramaticthanhavingtheCollegeBoardlaunchanAPcourseinafield,'saysHenryLouisGatesJr.,whohelpeddevelopthecurriculum ByOliviaB.WaxmanAugust22,2022 InsidetheDeathofaRuralDaycare Thepandemichasledtotensofthousandsofchildcareworkersleavingtheirjobs. ByKatieReillyAugust19,2022 HowIGotMyStudentstoStopStaringatScreens Ateachertalksabouthelpfulstepshe'susedtogetkidsoffoftheirscreens ByPhillipDoneAugust19,2022 ITTTechStudentsWillHave$3.9BillioninDebtCanceled Authoritiesfound“widespreadandpervasivemisrepresentations”atthedefunctfor-profitcollegechain ByCollinBinkley/APAugust16,2022 TheGreatReadingRethink ReadingproficiencyratesintheU.S.areabysmal.Insidethemassiveefforttochangethewaykidsaretaught. ByBelindaLuscombeAugust11,2022 Google,AppleBackAffirmativeActioninHarvardCase Businessesriskinflamingaconservativebacklashagainstcompaniestakingprogressivestances. ByMaiaSpotoandKimberlyStrawbridgeRobinson/BloombergAugust1,2022 BeyondtheFoundingFathers:12UnsungFiguresWhoHelpedBuildAmerica Fromthebrainbehindthe“WethePeople”clauseintheU.S.Constitution,toawomanwhoriskedherlifeholdingloyalistsoldiersprisonerduringtheRevolutionaryWar ByOliviaB.WaxmanJuly1,2022 Anti-'CriticalRaceTheory'LawsAreWorking Teacherssaythere'sa'chilling'effectonhowtheytalkaboutrace ByOliviaB.WaxmanJune30,2022 TitleIXChangesAvoidTransAthleteQuestions TheproposedreformsrollbackmanyoftheTrumpAdministration'schanges. ByKatieReillyandMadeleineCarlisleJune23,2022 DemandRisesforSROs—Despitethe'AbjectFailure'inUvalde ThedirectoroftheTexasDepartmentofPublicSafetycalledthepoliceresponsetotheUvaldeshooting“anabjectfailure,”andtheschoolpolicechiefhasbeenputonleave. ByKatieReillyJune22,2022 SchoolSafetyMeasuresMayNotPreventMassShootings AftertheUvaldeschoolshooting,focusisshiftingagainto'schoolhardening'tostopmassshooters.Butthere'slittleevidenceitworks ByKatieReillyJune15,2022 TeachersVentGriefandFuryAfterUvaldeShooting InthewakeoftheshootinginUvalde,manyeducatorswhosurvivedmassshootingsfeellikethey’vebeenlefttodealwiththeproblemontheirown ByKatieReillyJune2,2022 SchoolsReinstateMaskMandatesasCOVID-19Rises SchooldistrictsinPhiladelphia,Providence,R.I.,andBrookline,Mass.,arerequiringstudentsandstafftowearmasksagain—thoughtheyaretheexception,ratherthantherule ByKatieReillyMay25,2022 HowBuffaloSchoolsAreGrapplingWiththeRacistAttack FatimaMorrell,theassociatesuperintendentforculturallyandlinguisticallyresponsiveinitiativesinBuffalopublicschools,saysit’simportantforschools toplayaroleinteachingstudentstocombatracism,whileofferingsocial-emotionalsupportforthosewhoaregrieving ByKatieReillyMay21,2022 WhatWeKnowAboutBiden'sPlantoForgiveStudentLoans It'sclearthatwhateverBidendoeswillbeshortofthe$50,000loanforgivenesschampionedbySen.ElizabethWarrenandothers—ifhechoosestocanceldebtatall ByKatieReillyMay11,2022 WhatWillHarvard'sSlaveryReportActuallyChange? Moreuniversitiesareacknowledgingtheirhistoricalconnectionstoslavery.Butinmanycases,they'restoppingshortofwhatstudentswant ByKatieReillyMay5,2022 How'SocialandEmotionalLearning'BecametheNewestBattlegroundintheClassroomWars Thelongstandingeducationalconcepthasrecentlydrawnbacklash.Here'swhat'socialandemotionallearning'reallymeans ByKatieReillyApril27,2022 Florida’sGovernorJustSignedthe'StopWokeAct.’Here’sWhatItMeansforSchoolsandBusinesses FloridaGov.RonDeSantissignedlegislationonFridaythataimstoregulatehowschoolsandbusinessesaddressraceandgender,thestate’slatestefforttorestricteducationaboutthosetopics.Thelaw,whichhasbecome... ByKatieReillyApril22,2022 WhyCaliforniaIsDelayingItsVaccineMandateforSchools CaliforniawasthefirststatetoannouncethatchildrenwouldberequiredtobevaccinatedagainstCOVID-19inordertoattendschool ByKatieReillyApril15,2022 CultureWarsCouldBeComingtoaSchoolBoardNearYou Schoolboardelectionshavebecomemorecompetitiveandcontentiousascandidatesbattleovernationalpartisanissueslikecriticalracetheory,bookbans,andCOVID-19rules ByKatieReillyMarch23,2022 HowWarAffectsRussianandUkrainianStudentsintheU.S. AmidcallstoprotectUkrainianstudentsintheU.S.,somecollegesarecuttingtieswithRussianschoolsandcompanies,andonelawmakersuggestedexpellingRussianstudentsfromthecountry ByKatieReillyMarch3,2022 BlackFamiliesRejectingWhite-WashedHistoryTurntoHomeschooling Homeschoolingincreasednationwideafterthepandemicdisruptedin-personlearning,andtheincreasewasmostsignificantamongBlackfamilies ByKatieReillyFebruary28,2022 HowAmericaEducatedChildrenofNazisafterWorldWarII WithinjustafewyearsaftertheendofWorldWarII,theU.S.wentfromfightingtheNazipartytoinvitingsomeofitsscientistsandtheirfamiliestoliveandworkinAmerica.... ByOliviaB.WaxmanFebruary24,2022 WhatFlorida's"Don'tSayGay"BillCouldMeanforLGBTQKids OnTuesdaynight,PresidentJoeBidentooktoTwittertocondemnacontroversialbillthat’sswiftlymovingthroughtheFloridalegislature.Theproposedlaw,oftenreferredtobycriticsas“Don’tSayGay”legislation,bans... ByMadeleineCarlisleFebruary9,2022 ThePandemicIsAddingtoPublicSchoolEnrollmentWoes Publicschoolenrollmentdropped3%inthe2020-21academicyearcomparedwith2019-20,inpartbecauseofupheavalsarisingfromtheCOVID-19pandemic ByKatieReillyFebruary9,2022 RestrictingChinaTiesa'HugeMistake'WarnsU.S.Scholar BrownUniversitypresidentChristinaPaxsoncallsfor"academicfreedomandopennessandexchangeofknowledge" ByHenryRen/BloombergFebruary3,2022 WhyToniMorrisonBooksAreFrequentTargetsofBookBans InFlorida'sPolkCounty,NobelLiteraturePrize-winnerToniMorrison’snovelsTheBluestEyeandMorrison'sBelovedwereamong16books"quarantined"—takenoffshelvesinpublicschoollibraries"soathorough,thoughtfulreviewoftheircontent... ByOliviaB.WaxmanJanuary31,2022 SchoolsRethinkHistoryLessonsAmidAnti-AsianRacism NewJerseyandIllinoisarethefirststatestorequireteachingofAsianAmericanhistoryinschools ByKatieReillyJanuary24,2022 ANewReportFindsThat45StatesAre'Failing'toTeachStudentsAboutthePeriodThatShapedRaceRelationsAftertheCivilWar IntheaftermathoftheinsurrectionayearagoattheU.S.Capitol,manyleadinghistoriansdrewparallelsbetweentheviolenceandtheReconstructionera,theperiodofpoliticalrevolutiondirectlyfollowingtheAmericanCivil... ByOliviaB.WaxmanJanuary12,2022 WhySoManyBlackTeachersAreLeavingtheClassroom Blackteachersareleavingtheprofessionatfasterratesthanwhiteteachersastheyfacepushbackovereffortstodiscussracismintheclassroomanddealwithpandemic-relatedstress BySarahCarr/TheHechingerReportJanuary5,2022 Cheugy,MurrayaandCriticalRaceTheory:TheWordsThatDefined2021 Lookingbackat2021,theyearwascharacterizedbythechallengesandjoysoftheworldopeningupagainafterayearofuncertaintyandsocialdistancing.(Andthen,inrecentweeks,lockingbackdown... ByCadyLangDecember29,2021 TheBestHolidayGiftstoGiveTeachersThisYear Thelastfewyearshavebeenrough,especiallyforteachers.FromlearninghowtoteachremotelytonavigatingCOVID-19protocols,educatorshaveshoulderedthepandemic’sburdenoftenwithoutcomplaint.Toshowtheteachersandschool... ByMelissaLockerDecember6,2021 SCOTUSHearsMajorReligiousFreedomCaseonMaineSchools AmyandDavidCarsonwerehighschoolsweethearts.TheymetatBangorChristianSchools,aprivatereligiousK-12schoolinBangor,Maine,whentheywereintheirearlyteens.Theirsiblingsattendedtheschool.Family... ByMadeleineCarlisleandKatieReillyDecember6,2021 InsideMysticValleyandtheDebateOverAmerica'sClassroom EricHenrycouldn’tbelievewhatthe5th-gradersathistriplets’schoolwerebeingassignedtoread.OnJan.31,theelectricalengineerandNavyveteranfiredoffanemailtoagroupoffellowparents... ByMollyBall/Malden,Mass.November22,2021 HowSchoolsAreStrugglingWithaSubstituteTeacherShortage 'It'sanall-hands-on-deckprocess'saysaschoolsuperintendentwhohadtostepintoteachgymrecently ByKatieReillyNovember22,2021 LibrariansGrappleWithConservatives’LatestEffortstoBanBooks OnNov.8,twomembersofaVirginiaschoolboardcalledforabookburning.Duringaboardmeetingthatevening,theSpotsylvaniaCountyPublicSchoolBoardunanimouslyordereditsschoollibrariestobeginremoving... ByOliviaB.WaxmanNovember15,2021 WhySchoolsArePayingKidstoGetVaccinated FromNewYorktoLosAngeles,schoolsarerewardingkidsasyoungas5with$100giftcardsandotherrewardsiftheygetCOVID-19vaccines ByKatieReillyNovember5,2021 InsideAmherstCollege'sDecisiontoEndLegacyAdmissions EvidencefromothercollegessuggeststhatAmherstCollegecouldseemorelow-incomeandfirst-generationstudentsasitendslegacyadmissions ByKatieReillyOctober22,2021 CriticsSayAcademicFreedomIsatRiskUnderNewTenureRules Therevisions,whichcouldmakeiteasiertofirefacultywhofallshortinperformancereviews,comeatatimeofheightenedtensionsoncollegecampusesoverwhatprofessorsshould—andshouldnot—beallowedtoteach. ByKatieReillyOctober21,2021 WhyaBeerMakerIsattheCenterofaSchoolMaskDispute TheowneroftheMinocquaBrewingCompanyisusingmoneyfromthesuperPAChelaunchedtofundlawsuitsthatwouldforceWisconsinschoolstorequiremasksinclass ByKatieReillyOctober14,2021 TheDOJIsGettingInvolvedasEducatorsFaceViolentThreats TheJusticeDepartmentmovecomesamidfierceprotestsoverschoolmaskmandatesandsocialjusticeissues ByKatieReillyOctober6,2021 SchoolMaskMandatesAreGoingtoCourt Aspateoflawsuitsmarksthelatestphaseofthedebateoverfacemasks ByKatieReillyOctober1,2021 JameyRodemeyer'sParentsReflectaDecadeAfterHisDeath TIMEspokewiththeRodemeyersaheadofthetenyearanniversaryofJamey’sdeathabouttheirson’slifeandlegacy,andtheprogressyettobemade. ByMadeleineCarlisleSeptember17,2021 ATributetoClassroomHeroes "Ihaveneverbeenproudertobeateacher...Thankyouforbeingtheheroesweneeded,"FirstLadyDr.JillBidenwrites ByDr.JillBidenSeptember2,2021 LoadMoreArticles MorefromTIME MoreFromTIME