Anya Kamenetz

Facing legal battles, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos canceled $150 million in student loan debt from borrowers who attended shut-down colleges.

The money goes back to borrowers whose colleges shut down, in many cases because of fraud and mismanagement.

In this week's roundup of education news: The nation's first strike at a charter school network. We also look at two new reports.

In this week's roundup: News from the Ed Department; more parents are taking out loans for their kids in college; and two lawsuits were also filed this week.

Here are some of the latest key words driving teachers in their work.

Also in our weekly roundup: Peer pressure can be used to reduce sexual violence in schools; more students are using Pell Grants over the summer.

Personalization is a huge ed-tech buzzword, but not everyone agrees on what that means or if it's a good thing.

Teaching teens what their peers are really up to is a new evidence-based way to promote less risky behavior around sex and alcohol.

Here's a look at how the midterms changed a key component of education policy: state government.

Experts say white supremacist hate groups are targeting young video game fans for recruitment via YouTube, Twitch, game-related forums and directly within multiplayer game chat.

Also in our weekly roundup, rural teens are experiencing homelessness, and four universities are suing the federal government over international student immigration rules.

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Also in our weekly round of education news: For-profit college regulations stay in place, for now; a new study says to judge low-income schools on growth, not just achievement

Also in our weekly education news roundup: 6 ways to talk to your kids about sex after Kavanaugh; Homeschooling is growing and changing rapidly

More states are requiring that children learn about consent and healthy relationships, and students themselves are among those pushing for change.

In the age of #MeToo, experts say parents are the primary educators about consent, and the current debate offers a teachable moment.

The now-Tropical Storm Florence closed schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos lost a court case involving student loan forgiveness and more in our weekly education news roundup.

A judge ruled Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' delay of borrower protection rules was "unlawful" and "arbitrary and capricious."

Schools face extreme heat; a teacher testifies at the Kavanaugh hearings; STEM majors improve earnings; some teachers not equipped to teach technology

The school shootings that weren't; a student loan watchdog quits; the number of chronically absent students is on the rise; and the top high school play and musical.