Morehouse College President David Thomas wants to make it easier for the more than 2 million Black men who were never able to complete their plan to get a college degree.Brinley Hineman | AP More than 2 million Black men who pursued a higher education never finished their degree, according ...

Daniel Fishel for NPR When you think of the history of Black education in the United States, you might think of Brown vs. Board of Education and the fight to integrate public schools. But there's a parallel history too, of Black people pooling their resources to educate and empower themselves ...

spxChrome | Getty Images The U.S. Education Department says states must resume the annual testing of students that was suspended a year ago amid the pandemic. For the past two decades, federal law has required schools to test students once each year in math and reading, in grades three through ...

LA Johnson | NPR At a CNN town hall on Tuesday night, President Biden was asked if he supported the idea of forgiving up to $50,000 of student loan debt for individuals. His answer: No. He supports cancelling $10,000 in debt, he explained. But he said he is wary of ...

A first-grade student sits on the bus after a day of classes in Woodland, Wash., on Thursday.Nathan Howard | Getty Images Updated on Feb. 20th at 2:57 ET President Biden has said many times that he wants most schools to be open by his 100th day in office, April 30. ...

Franziska Barczyk for NPR For months, Democrats in Washington have been debating what to do about student loan debt. About 43 million borrowers owe $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. While some lawmakers have pushed for President Biden to forgive up to $50,000 per borrower via executive order, Biden has ...

Elissa Nadworny | NPR For many families, paying for college is one of the biggest financial decisions they'll make. College tuition is the highest it's ever been — and the financial aid process is anything but clear. American journalist Ron Lieber's new book, The Price You Pay for College aims ...

President Biden participates in a CNN town hall at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday evening.Saul Loeb | AFP via Getty Images At a CNN town hall on Tuesday evening, President Biden said his goal is to open the majority of K-8 schools by the end of his first ...

Fans watch the high school football game between Davison and Flint Powers Catholic on September 18, 2020 in Davison, Michigan.Nic Antaya | Getty Images High school senior Audrianna Hill has been playing basketball since she was five years old. But this winter, with Covid-19 cases rising, there was a chance ...

Dusan Stankovic | Getty Images Updated at 5:30 p.m. ET The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday its much-anticipated, updated guidance to help school leaders decide how to safely bring students back into classrooms, or keep them there. Rather than a political push to reopen schools, the ...