Category Archives: Education
Loan relief granted to students misled by for-profit DeVry
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced it will cancel more than $70 million in student debt for borrowers who say they were defrauded by the for-profit DeVry University — the first time the Education Department has approved such claims for
Virginia adopts plan to end school mask mandates March 1
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia's General Assembly moved swiftly Wednesday to put the final legislative touches on a bill that bans local school systems from imposing mask mandates on students, joining a number of other states that have taken
Nova Scotia post-secondary students get $875 grants to help pay bills during pandemic
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said it would offer one-time grants of $875 to thousands of post-secondary students to help them pay their bills during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government said about 11,000 students qualify for the $9....
Granholm to tour nuclear program at South Carolina HBCU
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is visiting South Carolina this week, stopping at a historically Black university to tout what the Biden administration says is a commitment to funding nuclear engineering at such institutio...
San Francisco recalls 3 members of city’s school board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city’s school board Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic.
Virginia governor seeks March 1 end to school mask mandates
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — School mask mandates in Virginia will end on March 1 if the General Assembly adopts amendments made by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to just-passed legislation on the issue.
San Francisco votes on city’s scandal-plagued school board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new chapter opened in the saga of San Francisco’s scandal-plagued school board Tuesday as voters appeared to back the recall of three members after a year of controversy that captured national attention.
Alaska governor candidate names teacher as running mate
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Les Gara announced Monday that a teacher will be his running mate in his bid for Alaska governor this year. Gara
NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor's office said Monday.
Kemp: Let parents opt kids out of masks through June 2023
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp's plan to let Georgia parents opt their children out of public school mask mandates would only run through June 30, 2023, and he took repeated shots at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as he