Education

Preschools around the country are starting students early on civics education. The goal is nothing short of raising good citizens and strengthening democracy. Teachers are working with them on how to solve problems with classmates, how to deal with anger or disappointment without being hurtful, and how to think about others’ needs. In one Virginia preschool, students learned about democracy...

A school in Fairfax, Virginia, says student engagement has improved under cellphone restrictions introduced in a new pilot program. Teachers at Robinson Secondary School say they’re surprised by the difference they noticed in such a short time. The “fear of missing out” (FOMO) among students is gone and laughter and small talk has returned. “I was really skeptical to...

A school in Fairfax, Virginia, says student engagement has improved under cellphone restrictions introduced in a new pilot program. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports.

Here’s what to know about Virginia’s final guidance for banning students from using cellphones in school.

Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”

Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.

Aliyah Majeed-Hall, a high school junior, started an organization called One Word Reading Initiative where she gives away high-quality books to children in vulnerable communities. She started the organization after meeting kids at a volunteer literacy program and saw a need for kids to be passionate about reading. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.

There’s a plan in Virginia to make classrooms cellphone free. Science teacher and Storm Team4 Meteorologist Ryan Miller talks about the plan and the impact it could have on students’ education.

There are more enrollment opportunities for pre-K in Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland, but class sizes in the district have increased. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.

Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.

Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance. Roughly one in four students remained chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and Stanford University economist Thomas Dee.

Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide

Hopefully there won’t be as many technical glitches for students, but the 2025-26 FAFSA won’t open on time, the DOE announced.

The Move-In Day Mafia helps students at HBCUs who have aged out of foster care without being adopted. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. (CORRECTION, Aug. 12, 2024, 2 p.m.: Howard’s president is Ben Vinson III, not Benjamin Vinson as stated in this report.)

School districts across the U.S. are adopting mental health practices as a part of their daily schedules and curriculums. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional reading, math and science lessons.

Modules will include sociology, wedding venue design, family ethics, the economics of the marriage industry and family policies.

Montgomery County invested in electric school buses, but it was found that the program was fraught with wasteful spending. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

An international campaign to stop violence is working to empower middle school students through the written word. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.