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GOP-led states keep adding school voucher programs as critics worry about cost
Using taxpayer money, U.S. states are adopting and expanding programs to pay for private schools and homeschooling expenses even as costs rise.
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Tiger Woods Foundation opens learning lab at Philly's Cobbs Creek Golf Course
A new learning lab is now open at Philadelphia’s Cobbs Creek Golf Course, thanks to the help of Tiger Woods and his nonprofit TGR Foundation.
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New TGR Learning Lab opens at Cobbs Creek Golf Course
A new learning lab is now open at Cobbs Creek Golf Course. It’s the second of its kind and made in partnership with Tiger Woods and his nonprofit TGR Foundation.
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Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools.
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As push to ban cellphones in schools grows, Congress looks to get involved
Two Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill to provide funding for school districts to explore implementing cellphone restrictions in classrooms.
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Sleep training is no longer just for babies. Some schools are teaching teens how to sleep
Sleep training is no longer just for newborns. Some schools are taking it upon themselves to teach teenagers how to get a good night’s sleep.
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Harvard won't accept ‘unprecedented' demands; federal task force freezes $2.2B
After Harvard’s president announced it wouldn’t accept Trump administration demands, the Education Dept.’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism’s froze billions in funding.
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Detained Georgetown professor worried most for his class, colleagues and students say
“He wasn’t worried about what’s going to happen to him and his reputation,” one student said. “He was worried about his students.”
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to cut teacher-training grants as part of anti-DEI policy
The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.
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Trump administration issues demands on Harvard to save its $9B in federal funding
Harvard president Alan Garber said in response the school had “devoted considerable effort to addressing antisemitism” and would provide a full accounting to the government.
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Here's how high school students can take free college classes at University of Delaware
Want to get ahead in school? NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl shares how a program in Delaware sets students up to succeed in college before they even graduate high school.
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K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A notice sent Thursday by the Education Department gives states and schools 10 days to sign and return the certification. It’s the latest escalation against DEI policies,…
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Heartwarming video captures disappointment, then big celebration for school band
While band members hoped to do well, they weren’t prepared for the surprise they got.
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Philadelphia School District faces potential financial crisis. Here's why
The School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington said the district faces potentially falling off a financial cliff without increased funding.
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Philly schools facing fiscal cliff
The Philadelphia School District superintendent made his case to the Board of Education on Thursday afternoon as the district faces potentially falling off a fiscal cliff. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk explains.
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What to know about how Trump's executive order will affect American education
While big questions about the agency’s future remain unanswered, here is everything to know about its history, and some of the plans conservatives have pushed for dismantling it.
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Trump signs executive order shuttering the Department of Education
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to close the Department of Education.
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Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department.
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Trump to sign executive order calling for shutdown of Education Department
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department.
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Local mother concerned with how federal cuts could impact son with special needs
Federal cuts are raising questions about what programs for people with special needs will be available in the future. These are changes some parents are navigating. NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk talked to a mom worried about what her son will have access to.