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Yet another FAFSA problem: non-citizens can't fill it out

4:22pm February 12, 2024

Parents who aren't citizens aren't able to complete the new version of the widely used financial-aid form, adding another barrier to families struggling with the college admissions process.

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New toolkit will help NC school districts prepare for the end of COVID-19 relief funds

2:56pm February 12, 2024

by Amy Diaz

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction plans to help local school districts make tough spending decisions as federal COVID-19 relief funds expire this year.

Dartmouth forward Cade Haskins (center) stands with SEIU President Mary Kay Henry (in purple blazer) and members of SEIU Local 560, the Dartmouth College Employees' Union. Haskins and his teammates are expected to vote soon on whether to join Local 560.

An earthquake for college sports? Dartmouth basketball union election set for March 5

6:06pm February 09, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.

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From 2022-2023, chronic absenteeism declined in 33 of the 39 states AEI looked at. But it was still a persistent problem: In a handful of places, including Nevada, Washington, D.C., Michigan, New Mexico and Oregon, roughly 1 in 3 students – or more – were chronically absent.

K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

4:44pm February 09, 2024

Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.

A second grader raises her hand in class at Nichols Hills Elementary School in Oklahoma City in 2020. Under a new bonus program aimed at addressing teacher shortages, over 500 educators received bonuses of up to $50,000.

Oklahoma mistakenly gave bonuses to these teachers. Do they have to pay it back?

7:39pm February 08, 2024

Over 500 teachers were given bonuses as part of a program to address a teacher shortage. But a handful of teachers described a "nightmare" scenario when the state demanded their bonuses back.

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Students at Brown University hold pro-Palestinian hunger strike

6:58pm February 08, 2024

by Olivia Ebertz

Rhode Island's Brown University has become a hotbed of pro-Palestinian activism. Some students are on a hunger strike aimed at getting the school to divest from companies they say support the war.

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Greensboro Youth Council seeking donations of prom attire for students in need

2:34pm February 08, 2024

by Amy Diaz

The Greensboro Youth Council is seeking donations of new and gently worn prom attire by March 1. The clothes will be given to teens in need of outfits for the special occasion.

Oklahoma demands teacher bonuses back after overpaying

4:07pm February 07, 2024

by Beth Wallis

The Oklahoma Department of Education's new teacher bonus program gave over 500 teachers up to $50,000. In a handful of cases, the department overpaid teachers, then demanded they pay the bonuses back.

The music teacher who just won a Grammy says it belongs to her students

5:01am February 07, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Virginia music teacher Annie Ray started an orchestra for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She just won a Grammy for music education, and a $10,000 grant for her school.

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Cleon Thompson Jr., educator and former WSSU chancellor, dies at 92

3:37pm February 06, 2024

by Paul Garber

Dr. Cleon Thompson Jr., who served for 10 years as chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, has died.