Sian Leah Beilock has told faculty members she won’t sign the document as written. Meanwhile, the White House’s broader proposal has shifted discussion about the deal.

LOS ANGELES — Oscar Mateo dreamed of being an artist, but after he got leukemia when he was 20, his life plans abruptly changed. The compassionate nursing care he received while hospitalized touched him so much that he decided he wanted to provide the same for others. That impulse led him to the registered nursing program at Mt. San Antonio College in the Los Angeles County suburb of Walnut. But getting there wasn’t easy, as he had to battle competition for limited seats in one of the highest-demand fields in higher education, a career offering purpose, plentiful jobs and potentially six-figure paychecks.

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High school staff often treat students they suspect of gang involvement differently, tracking them into classes that leave them unprepared to matriculate and counseling them out of applying to four-ye...

Trump’s order expanding school choice to Indian Country met resistance from parents and educators who worried it would undermine tribal sovereignty.

Thousands more children are expected to go hungry this summer as a growing number of states and cities decline federal summer food dollars.

Trump’s order expanding school choice to Indian Country met resistance from parents and educators who worried it would undermine tribal sovereignty.

Trump administration lawyers admit some DOGE cuts violated congressional statutes

The Science Research Mentoring Program at the American Museum of Natural History prepares high school students for science careers.

The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.

Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

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In Kansas, Panasonic and two community colleges scaled up training fast, through apprenticeships and other courses.

Climate anxiety is real, and it coexists with ignorance about climate change among America’s students.

They’re seeing their credit scores drop, which will make it more difficult to buy a car or rent a home. And that has implications for the already slowing economy.

This story is part of Hechinger’s ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our article about a new diploma in Alabama that trades chemistry for carpentry. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It had been a slow morning at the Class Act Federal Credit Union. But a little after 11 a.m., a client walked through the door. “Who’s waiting on me?” said the elderly man, smiling. “I will,” said Gracie Lacefield, one of three tellers behind the counter. “How are you doing? What can I help you with?” The man gave his account information to Lacefield, and then handed her his money to deposit.

Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week

But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.

The dispute between the Beverly Hills district and some Palisades parents raises a broader question of what a school district owes its neighbors after a major disaster.

Thousands of working people in New York City now live in shelters, unable to afford apartments despite holding down jobs that pay them $50,000 or more.

“No cellphones” is the message that students get in the Spokane, Washington, school district, where the devices are banned. But the district has also invested in extracurriculars to engage students “i...

Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions

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The island’s education system is unusually reliant on the agency. The Biden administration made improving it a priority — now Puerto Ricans fear what comes next