Del Valle ISD welcomes students back to school as COVID surges

Many school districts are pushing through with plans for in-person classes despite a surge in COVID-19 cases across Texas.

Huston-Tillotson 2022 Spring Semester to being virtually due to COVID

Classes will begin remotely on Monday, January 10 due to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the City of Austin's return to Stage 4 of its COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines.

Texas school board holds closed meeting on superintendent under investigation

The Round Rock Independent School District (ISD) school board met to discuss a state agency's report on the superintendent, Dr. Hafedh Azaiez, amid scandal.

Texas State temporarily moves spring classes online because of COVID

Face-to-face instruction for all Texas State University courses will resume on January 31, 2022, according to President Denise M. Trauth. No classes are being canceled.

Austin ISD releases new COVID-19 guidelines for 2022 spring semester

The Austin Independent School District has updated its coronavirus protocols for the spring semester because of the omicron variant.

Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge

Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them. Some are planning to vastly ramp up virus testing among students and staff. And a small number of school systems are switching to remote learning — for just a short while, educators hope.

US colleges opting for online classes amid omicron surge

Amid a wave of COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, dozens of colleges are making plans to move classes online for at least the first week of the semester.

Michigan's Lake Superior State University releases annual Banished Words List

Every year, the school releases 10 words that should never be used again. Ever. That includes your "wait, what" joke, which topped the list.

University of Miami to start next semester remotely amid COVID surge

The University of Miami will start the spring semester with remote-only classes amid surging cases of COVID-19 in South Florida, school officials said.

San Antonio grandfather graduates college alongside granddaughter

88-year-old Rene Neira graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with his granddaughter 23-year-old Melanie Salazar on December 11.

Edward O. Wilson, pioneering Harvard biologist, dies at 92

Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in “Sociobiology,” has died at 92.

Student loan forbearance extension: What borrowers should know

The White House once again extended the federal student loan payment pause through May 2022, which means borrowers have 90 additional days to prepare for repayment.