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DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- Using some federal COVID relief funds, Governor Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that the Iowa Department of Education would award more than $8.6 million in grants to 64… Read more »

(THE CONVERSATION)- Even before COVID-19, as many as 1 in 6 young children had a diagnosed mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. New findings suggest a doubling of rates… Read more »

Millions of students are heading back to school with a challenge they didn't have to face last year.

The more contagious delta variant is fueling a nationwide COVID-19 surge that's sending… Read more »

Flexibility is key as state campuses balance vaccine mandates and delta variant concerns.

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system is expanding its mental health options for its community college students.

MADISON, Wis. — School districts are still finalizing how they’ll spend a portion of federal pandemic relief funds going into the coming school year, but a few key priorities are emerging.

The University of Illinois says an aggressive testing program prevented deaths on and off campus during the last academic year. Now the university is contending with the Delta variant.

Across Wisconsin, school boards have become the battleground for some of the state’s most contentious fights over COVID-19 mitigation policies and the country’s effort to grapple with its history… Read more »

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The return of school means more kids are out walking during the morning and afternoon commute. Between the summer break and the time many students spent learning from home, there… Read more »

As a new semester begins, San Diego State University says it is taking steps to try to moderate partying.

During the Covid emergency, the federal government has expanded food stamp eligibility for college students, who have typically had trouble accessing the aid even though many suffer from food… Read more »

The Tulsa Higher Education Consortium is, per its website, a "multi-institutional collaborative effort to meaningfully improve students' journeys toward degree completion, professional… Read more »

A new survey finds that incoming first-year students suffer from increased levels of depression, loneliness and hopelessness. The annual Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement found that… Read more »

It’s undeniable that the cost of attending college keeps rising. But there’s more to the cost of enrollment than just tuition and books. A surprising number of college students deal with basic… Read more »

Discusses recent survey results regarding students mental health in the 2020-21 school year. Mental health concerns have consistently been a barrier to learning, and high school seniors’… Read more »

With the training, teachers at the Missouri college will acquire the skills they need to address mental health challenges and guide their students to get the help they need. It is offerings its… Read more »

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are the fastest growing higher education sector in the United States. Since 2013, HSIs have grown on average by 29 institutions each year. According to the… Read more »

School kids across the country are heading back to classes, and that means more buses picking up and dropping off students, more people walking and bicycling to and from school or to bus stops,… Read more »