Austin ISD hosts 50+ districtwide enrollment clinics through June 24
Austin ISD continues Operation Reconnect efforts to welcome students back to the 2021-2022 school year by hosting 50+ enrollment clinics around Austin.
Supreme Court defers Harvard case on race in college admissions
The Supreme Court asked the Justice Department to weigh in on a case claiming that Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants.
New Jersey school district removes names of all holidays from school calendar
After an outcry at a raucous public meeting over a previous decision to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day, the board of education at a New Jersey school district decided to strip all holiday names off of the school calendar.
City of San Marcos invites public to library dedication ceremony
The City of San Marcos will hold a dedication ceremony for the remodel of the San Marcos Public Library and invites the public for tours of the building.
'COVID Catch-Up' summer school begins
This year's summer school session is not expected to be a one-time student reboot. State and local administrators, as well as education advocates, believe regaining what the pandemic took will take much longer.
TCU replaces 'freshman' title with 'first-year student'
TCU will now call freshman, first year students, in an effort to be more gender inclusive.
UT professor Philip Chase Bobbitt awarded honorary knighthood
Philip Bobbitt has been made honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his public service to UK/US relations.
Avoid these student loan mistakes when living off campus
Don’t let living off-campus hurt your future finances.
Students reenact George Floyd killing in photo, principal resigns
A high school principal in Colorado has announced she is resigning a couple weeks after a photo of three students reenacting the killing of George Floyd in the school parking lot was shared on social media.
Does having student loan debt make it harder to buy a house?
Student loan debt could prove challenging when seeking mortgage approval.
Ohio school district to pay parents $3M after bullied child's suicide
Cincinnati Public Schools entered a $3 million settlement with the parents of an 8-year-old student who killed himself after being bullied.
College tuition is up 33% since 2000: How to cope with rising costs
The cost of college tuition has ballooned in the past two decades, and it's causing students to take out more debt than ever. Here's how to save money on student loans amid rising secondary education costs.
Spring High senior says she's not allowed to graduate after school contacted her deceased mother for months
A Spring High School senior was not allowed to graduate Sunday night because the district says she missed a STAAR test during the pandemic. Her family says the school was contacting the student's deceased mother for months.
Middle school drops Confederate soldier’s name to take NASA’s Katherine Johnson’s
A Virginia school board held a naming ceremony where they removed the name of a Confederate soldier from a middle school and replaced it with Katherine Johnson — the NASA legend.
After almost 60 years, graduation 2021 at one California high school will be its last
After almost 60 years, the class of 2021 at El Molino High School is set to be its last. The local school board voted in March to close the beloved campus permanently, due to declining enrollment and budget shortfalls.
Pandemic, severe weather provide graduation lesson in adapting
This series of commencement ceremonies is the largest Austin ISD has held since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Austin Community College fully reopens for fall semester
ACC says it is expanding on-campus and online options so students have more choices to get the classes they want when they want them, and with the support they need.
Killeen ISD offering free summer learning resources
Killeen ISD says the variety of optional enrichment resources are to help close any learning gaps and combat the traditional summer slide.
Anderson High School graduation goes on despite power outage
A power outage at the Delco Activity Center isn't stopping the graduates of Anderson High School.
University of Texas women's rowing team wins national championship
UT rowing head coach Dave O'Neill says it's great to see all the hard work pay off after the team finished in the nation's top five the previous three years.