Education

A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints they take up too much classroom time and questions about how well they measure readiness for college or careers.

Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that the one-day school week prior to the start of Christmas vacation has been canceled. Kids are off from December 24 to January 2. Normally, there’s no issue. This year, though, Christmas Eve falls on a Tuesday, which means kids would just show up to school for one day after their weekend and then take…

Mayor Eric Adams officially named a new schools chancellor on Wednesday, just 24 hours after current Chancellor David Banks announced his retirement amid a flurry of federal investigations into the Adams administration. It also comes as Adams faces a new call from a high-profile NYC lawmaker to step down. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”

Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.

As Cooper Union college students head off to their first day of classes, their bags must feel a bit lighter knowing they won’t entirely be in massive student loan debt when they graduate. The private college located in Lower Manhattan announced Tuesday that seniors at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art won’t have to pay...

Summer camps are done, kids are back at home with their families, mornings are getting a bit crisper as evenings are getting a bit shorter — all sur-fire signs that summer is ending and school is about to start back up again. For some parents, it’s been a long summer with the kids. For kids, it wasn’t nearly long...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.

Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.

Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance. Roughly one in four students remained chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and Stanford University economist Thomas Dee.

News 4’s Checkey Beckford reports. 

Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide

Hopefully there won’t be as many technical glitches for students, but the 2025-26 FAFSA won’t open on time, the DOE announced.

School districts across the U.S. are adopting mental health practices as a part of their daily schedules and curriculums. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional reading, math and science lessons.

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.

A quality school system is at the forefront for any parent when it comes to their children’s future, particularly when many consider that academic resources can pave the way for future success. With this in mind, WalletHub looked into the states with the best and worst school systems for 2024. Comparing 50 states and Washington, D.C. across 32 key metrics,…

Gilma Avalos with the special report for News 4 Latino. 

Oklahoma’s top education official is ordering public schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12.

Some leaders are considering cellphone bans to maintain a distraction-free learning environment.