Whether students in Wisconsin have access to career and technical education courses largely depends on if their school district pays for them, and that's because the state is one of just five that doesn't dedicate funding to these programs in public schools.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

Major changes to federal student loans take effect July 1, 2026, cutting repayment options and changing terms for many borrowers. The overhaul also sets new limits on graduate and Parent PLUS loans, while some current borrowers may keep existing plans.

To better support first-generation and low-income students, Boston College's Messina College offers intensive academic, financial and residential assistance to help them succeed and transition into bachelor's programs.

"The enormous concern that educators have is that, when students are using A.I. to do their work, they're not thinking, they're not struggling and they're not learning," says Justin Reich, author of "Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education."

Nearly half a million borrowers could see their payments spike after the Department of Education scrapped most existing repayment plans.

At stake are resources and support for more than seven million students with disabilities who depend on the agency to ensure access to a free public education.

In the 1990s, family and consumer sciences (FCS) was used to expand the personal and occupational skills of students. Today, project-based learning and decision making are the focus for both hard skills, like financial literacy, cooking and design, and soft skills, like how to present oneself at work or a job interview, how to interact with others, and when to get off your cell phone.