Education

From Jim Crow Mississippi to private school, homeschooling, and an elite public school, education for Black children has always come with a price.

Young children may know far more than parents realize about technology. With artificial intelligence, the question isn’t whether they should use it, but how.

New York City announced a one-year moratorium on generative AI use for public school students from 2K through 8th grade, affecting nearly 600,000 students. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Chancellor Kamar Samuels say the policy, called the nation's most expansive AI school restriction, aims to protect critical thinking and student-teacher relationships while limiting screen time districtwide.

Colorado voters approved Propositions LL and MM, funding free school meals for all K-12 public students by taxing residents earning $300,000 or more annually. The measure aims to reduce educational inequality, eliminate lunch debt, and improve student health, joining eight other states with similar universal free meal policies amid growing national food insecurity concerns.

A federal appeals court last month issued a ruling erasing $23 billion in student loan debt for an estimated 450,000 borrowers duped by false promises made by more than 150 for-profit colleges.

The Trump administration proposed significant changes to the Head Start program to replace many federal regulations with state standards, aiming to increase capacity and reduce costs despite criticism regarding potential impacts on service quality.

Eghosa Hamilton, an educator and author, has found that embracing her natural hair has transformed her identity and her classroom, allowing her to center more Black voices and challenge traditional teaching methods.

The SAVE student loan repayment plan has been replaced by two new plans, RAP and Tiered Standard Repayment, which require borrowers to prioritize either the amount of loan payments or the total amount borrowed, and borrowers must choose a plan by September 29th or be placed in a standard repayment plan.

The Spelman Seven, a group of seven valedictorians from Spelman College, have broken the school's record for the greatest number of valedictorians in a graduating class, and are celebrating their achievement and sisterhood as they prepare to make a difference in the world.

Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down the Canvas education platform last week has been returned to its parent company, Instructure, and no customers were extorted as a result of the incident.