Education

The Department of Education is pausing student loan payments for roughly 3 million borrowers who were expecting to have lower monthly bills starting July 1. The pause comes after two federal courts temporarily blocked parts of a student loan repayment plan known as SAVE launched by President Joe Biden last year.

Why is Roc Nation helping fund private schools? The decision to back a bill aimed at enrolling more low-income and minority students into private schools left many uneasy with the decision.

Black students are more likely to feel discriminated against than other students, and if they don’t feel safe, it’s harder to learn.

Bob Moses, who helped register Black residents to vote in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement, believed civil rights went beyond the ballot box. To Moses, who was a teacher as well as an activist, math literacy is a civil right: a requirement to earning a living wage in modern society.

Billions of dollars in pandemic emergency funds helped poor districts pay for teacher raises, tutors, after-school programs and other improvements. But when the money expires in September, those extras will disappear, too.

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten has teamed up with the civil rights organization to better advocate for Black students and public schools.

The federal budget deficit will hit $1.9 trillion this fiscal year, according to an updated projection released Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office. That’s 27% – or $400 billion – larger than the agency estimated in February.

Quinta Brunson, Kendrick Lamar, President Joe Biden, and others share their messages of determination and encouragement.

500+ bills directly threaten the well-being of LGBTQ+ teachers and students, but organizations like The Trevor Project are fighting back.

Howard University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to revoke the honorary degree given to Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014, saying he is “no longer worthy to hold the institution’s highest honor.”