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A substitute teacher assigned to a New York City school was arrested Thursday afternoon after he allegedly attacked a student at the Queens intermediate school where he worked, authorities said. The NYPD announced the arrest of 77-year-old Vernon Jerom, an educator accused of putting his hands forcefully on the neck of a student. The child, whose age and grade level…

President Joe Biden introduced the new digital hub for student loan forgiveness, where eligible Americans can apply to have part or all of their federal student loan debt cleared. Visit studentaid.gov for more information or to see if you qualify.

President Joe Biden announced in a tweet Wednesday that his administration and the Department of Education would be providing up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness, as well as extending the payment moratorium through the end of the year.

The government relaxed the complex rules to apply to the program last fall. Here’s what you need to know if you want to erase your student loans

Both NYC school workers were arrested for alleged sex crimes against minors, and in both cases, police said they are still searching for more possible victims. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

Two New York City school workers were arrested on the same day for allegedly committing sex crimes against children — and in both cases, police believe there may be more victims still out there.

The Education Department has canceled around $6.8 billion in student debt for more than 110,000 borrowers through the public service loan forgiveness waiver.

New York City schools are open again – even as omicron continues to rage across the city. Anjali Hemphill and Gus Rosendale report.

NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

In his second day as New York City mayor, Eric Adams sought to ease concerns among parents about sending their children back to city schools as cases of the omicron variant surge

Teachers and parents feel uneasy about New York City public schools welcoming back students in-persons amid post-holiday COVID surge. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

The Ohio Department of Education says a school whose legitimacy was scrutinized after its supposedly top-tier football team got clobbered in an ESPN-televised game didn’t live up to its billing educationally either, and turned out to be “a scam.”

In an exclusive interview with NBC New York, David Banks said that everything is on the table, including some unorthodox methods, in order to improve the city’s public schools.

NBC New York’s Melissa Russo sat down with David Banks, the new NYC schools chancellor David Banks to hear his plans for the schools.

The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements

The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes

New York education officials have issued a COVID-19 reopening guide for school districts that were caught off guard when the state’s health commissioner said he wouldn’t issue safety recommendations

Asked whether there should be mask mandates in schools to contain the spread of COVID-19, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she does not yet have the authority to make that call, but said, “I believe that there’ll end up being mask mandates.” And some parents aren’t happy about it. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.