Education

On an August night in Texas, Pablo Pratt put his 1 year-old son to sleep and sat down with his wife, trying to make the numbers work. Their rent was due, child care costs were […]

The Department of Education (DOE) announced Wednesday that it will end a decades-old grant program that aided designated Hispanic Serving Institutions, affecting hundreds of thousands of students in post-secondary institutions.  Up until Wednesday, Hispanic Serving […]

As artificial intelligence replaces entry-level jobs, California’s universities and community colleges are offering a glimmer of hope for students: free AI training that will teach them to master the new technology.  “You’re seeing in certain […]

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With federal protections for immigrant students threatened, California has a lifeline: the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). Last spring, the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) — the state agency responsible for distributing over $3 billion […]

By Estella Kessler As a school board member in one of California’s most diverse and hard-working communities, I hear from families every day who are struggling. Struggling to put food on the table. Struggling to […]

Almost from the moment it was created in 1979, the U.S. Department of Education has faced calls for its elimination from conservatives, who have argued that it gives the federal government too much sway over […]

With Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays and plummeting applications, California is extending financial aid access for all students who need it. The California Student Aid Commission reports a 25% fall in high […]

University tuition is free! No, wait, the full cost of college is tens of thousands of dollars annually. Hold up. There’s enough financial aid to bring down the price tag to just a few thousand […]

While most schools in the United States do not report using corporal punishment — the use of pain as punishment — it still impacts tens of thousands of students annually, particularly in states where it […]