Education

Easing the burden on college students who want the American Dream.

As President Obama unveils new efforts to help college graduates with student loan debt, there's new focus on the problems that drive that debt: the cost of college and the reasons it's been skyrocketing.

Dr. Maya Angelou was laid to rest over the weekend. Her family held a private memorial service at Wake Forest University on Saturday. More than 2,000 people attended the ceremony at Wait Chapel to remember and celebrate the life of a “phenomenal woman” who touched so many people.

Former President Bill Clinton was among the speakers at Maya Angelou's memorial service at Wake Forest Saturday.

Dr. Maya Angelou's memorial service Saturday featured reflections from the likes of Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. 

The Wake Forest University campus will be closed tomorrow until about 2  p.m. for the memorial service for Dr. Maya Angelou.

For thousands of Piedmont students, churches and congregations make their weekends easier to face.

Kindergarten teacher Yen Gates is leading her class in a lesson on building sentences. In a small corner of her class, Anthony Freeman is using a board game to teach phonics to a small group of three students.

Some advocates say autism-only schools can be life-changing for autistic kids who struggle in traditional classrooms. Others say segregating kids with autism carries its own problems.