Cory Turner

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education.

The Education Department unveiled a plan to rewrite and roll back important rules that govern colleges and their accrediting agencies. The department says it wants to reduce obstacles to innovation, but critics worry this will lower school standards and hurt students.

The Education Department wants to change loan forgiveness rules, the U.S. attorney general mocks cry closets and therapy dogs, and Congress musters a bipartisan vote for career tech.

Teen depression and anxiety rates have been rising for years, and two new books offer advice to parents and caregivers.

Alvin Irby is on a mission to get kids reading in the barbershop. And he wants to make sure kids understand that books are fun.

New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed.

Long summer days leave lots of time for books. What's the best way to encourage kids to take advantage of that time?

The Janus decision will hurt public sector unions' finances and membership nationwide. What happens now?

A new survey of America's youth offers more than a few surprises — and raises some important red flags.

A new book argues that children are less disciplined than ever. Author Katherine Reynolds Lewis identifies several culprits and says there are several things parents, teachers and caregivers can do.

In response to exclusive NPR reporting into a troubled federal grant program for public school teachers, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told Congressional leaders Tuesday that she is aware of the program's problems and has taken steps to fix it.

Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.

A gunman killed eight students and two teachers at Santa Fe High School outside Houston — and scarred hundreds, perhaps thousands more.

Students from Friday's high school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, were allowed to retrieve their abandoned vehicles today. They're still grappling with the biggest question: Why did this happen?

The West Virginia teachers strike in mid-February started a movement. Here's a look at what the issues are and where it's spread, including Colorado, Arizona and Kentucky.

A federal program meant to encourage young teachers has, instead, saddled thousands of them with unexpected debts. "I was in shock," says Mikayla Rhone, a teacher in Nebraska.

About 40 percent of teachers live in places where their state or local pension is the only safety net they've got.

School funding is down in many states, and U.S. teachers earned less last year, on average, than they did back in 1990.

Black students, boys, and students with disabilities are disproportionately disciplined in K-12 schools across the country, according to the Government Accountability Office.

Alvin Irby is on a mission to get kids reading in the barbershop. And he wants to make sure kids understand that books are fun.