Education

President Donald Trump has vetoed a measure that would have overturned a policy that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued in 2019 making it harder for students to get their loans erased after being misled by their colleges

With coronavirus shutdowns keeping people inside, many are trying to pass the time with a new hobby – including learning a new language.

Learning a new language as an adult is challenging – no matter the circumstances. It’s not as simple as just dusting off an old textbook from high school.

The coronavirus is disrupting the education of millions of Americans enrolled career and technical programs in different ways than traditional college students because what they learn is largely hands-on

The University of California will drop the SAT and ACT tests as admission requirements through 2024 and eliminate them for California residents after that, a landmark decision by the prestigious university system.

NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway introduces us to the South L.A. school that’s combating the issue while giving students the opportunity to dream.

Kid have had their worlds turned upside down — ripped away from their schools, teachers and friends and made to learn through a screen. But for those who require more one on one attention, that’s where home tutors come in. One company found a way to stay connected to students and stay open for business. Natalie Pasquarella reports.

Students returning from their unprecedented break from school could find themselves making up lost time in summer classes, or in the evening or on Saturdays. The new year could start as early as July in California. Maryland could see school year-round. For some, lessons in the new school year may simply begin where they left off. Administrators say everything is...

On Monday, the mayor said that he can see city schools reopening in time for the next academic year to start come September

Team coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some New Jersey colleges have launched a bid to lure students home and help them recover from the outbreak. What exactly are they offering? Gaby Acevedo reports.

NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday morning during his daily coronavirus briefing that New York State and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are collaborating to develop a blueprint to reimagine education in the new normal that is life during the pandemic. “Let’s learn from this experience,” Cuomo said. “We did a lot of remote learning. Frankly we weren’t prepared...

With university courses being moved online, students are growing increasingly adamant about receiving refunds on their tuition, Lynda Baquero reports.

Gov. Cuomo announced that schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic school year, and a decision about summer school will be made in late May.

High school seniors across the country are going to have to make a decision on where they will go to college without having seen the school in person because of the coronavirus. It’s still unclear whether schools will be open in the fall and incoming college freshmen have many tough decisions to make. NBC New York’s Michael Gargiulo...

As colleges consider when it will be safe to reopen, there’s more than just the fall semester at stake. While the global coronavirus pandemic and extreme economic uncertainty have pushed many schools to extend the decision deadline until June 1, they are are also postponing a final determination of what students can expect come August. Increasingly, families don’t want to wait and see....

We’ve collected the most recent data about which states have closed schools for the rest of the year, which states are still intending to return to the classroom and which states have yet to give a definitive answer.

New York Department of Education has reported at least 50 of its employees have died after contracting the coronavirus. The department released the number on Monday, detailing that 22 of those who lost their lives to COVID-19 were paraprofessionals, 21 were teachers, two were administrators, one was a facilities staffer, one was a guidance counselor and another was a food…