A student attends summer classes at E.N. White School in Holyoke, Mass. In a new survey of school superintendents, 75% of respondents said they were using federal COVID-19 relief dollars to pay for summer learning and other enrichment activities.Charles Krupa | AP New staff, new tech and even new classrooms ...

The city of Long Beach sets up COVID-19 vaccination and testing site at the California State University, Long Beach. More than 800 colleges and universities have now adopted COVID-19 vaccination requirements for their students and staff to be able to return to campus.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP via Getty Images ...

Nashville, Tenn., kindergarten teacher Amber Updegrove leads her class in a lesson this month. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into Tennessee's requirement that schools allow families to opt out of mask mandates.John Partipilo | AP Updated August 30, 2021 at 8:33 PM ET The U.S. ...

SDI Productions | Getty Images As schools across the country reopen, mental health professionals are anticipating a surge in the number of kids seeking help in the coming weeks. That's not unlike previous years. "Historically, our busiest times of the year are a couple of weeks into the school year, ...

Dusan Stankovic | Getty Images Back to school season is here, and with it comes a lot of changes. Whether your child is just starting school or going back after summer vacation, it can be both exciting and stressful. At Life Kit, we're rooting for you and want to help ...

Getty Images/CSA Images RF This story is adapted from Life Kit's weekly newsletter, which arrives in inboxes each Friday. Subscribe here. The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed student life on college campuses. It has been more than a year since universities closed down their classrooms and transitioned to remote learning, ...

The pandemic — among other things — has taken a toll on children. The Biden administration is trying to address that with new funding for mental health awareness, training and treatment.Ute Grabowsky | Photothek via Getty Images As students head back into another pandemic school year, the Biden administration has ...

Elaine Murphy's home in New Albany, Ind., is lined with family photos of her grandchildren. The president of the school board of the New Albany-Floyd County school district is a life-long educator. Schools were always her safe haven, but things are changing as school boards are tasked with making pandemic-related ...

Angry, largely unmasked people objecting to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' mask mandate for schools shout in opposition to wearing a face covering at the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La.Melinda Deslatte | AP Tom Leonard, the superintendent of Eanes Independent School District ...

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at a March briefing at the White House.Drew Angerer | Getty Images The U.S. Education Department announced Thursday that it is discharging the outstanding student loans of more than 323,000 borrowers who have significant, permanent disabilities, and will remove barriers for borrowers who qualify ...