Lacking Counselors, US Schools Turn to Online Therapy Public schools in the United States are increasingly employing online mental health services, or teletherapy, for students. At least 16 of the 20 largest American public school systems are offerin...
What Led to the Resignation of an Ivy League President? The presidents of three well-known American universities recently spoke to members of the U.S. Congress about antisemitism on college campuses. Antisemitism is the word used to describe a hatred...
Study: Student Learning Decreased in Math, Reading Worldwide Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic. That information comes from results of the latest Program for International Student As...
College Board Changes AP Black History Class High school students in the United States can earn college credits by taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The classes, developed by The College Board, cover many subjects, including English...
US College Closings Worry Educators American higher education experts are concerned that small colleges closed at a high rate in 2023. They say college closures can prevent students from finishing their study programs and take away some of the countr...
Some US Schools Operate outside State Education System Nearly 9,000 private schools in the American state of Louisiana do not need state approval to give high school diplomas. Public schools, formal homeschooling programs and traditional private scho...
International Students in US Experience American Holidays Researchers report that more than one million foreign students attended college or university in the United States last year. The data comes from the government-supported study called Open Doo...
Media Program Helps Young People in Washington, DC A 17-year-old student in Washington, D.C. recently got the chance to interview retired American basketball star Magic Johnson. As a result, Magic offered to pay for the student's college education al...
Black, Latino Students Have Reduced Chances for Success A federal study of all public schools says that America's Black and Latino students have reduced chances of success. The data came from the Civil Rights Data Collection, which is a survey by The...
Children in South Africa Walk a Long Way to School Fourteen-year-old Luyanda Hlali walks 10 kilometers to school. She lives in the little village of Stratford in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province. There are no school buses. There is only the long...