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With the city's students stuck at home for the final three months of the school year, the district saw a sharp decline in student suspensions in 2019-20, newly released state data shows.

Links between university outbreaks and deaths in the wider community are often indirect and difficult to document, but some health experts say there are clear signs of a connection.

The University of South Carolina and three other schools recently conducted a national survey on teacher and student wellness. 

Of the roughly 2,100 teachers that responded, almost… Read more »

As we prepare to launch another semester mostly online, we are facing what may be the most severe mental health crisis in the history of American education. The next three months promise to bring… Read more »

Nearly 15 years in, the Fontaine Center has helped create a safer campus culture.

Nearly one-third of students said they have experienced food insecurity since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey report from Chegg.org, the research and… Read more »

The 23-campus system has been in virtual learning since March.

Colleges and universities that taught students in person this fall found no evidence that the novel coronavirus spread in any significant way in classrooms, laboratories and lecture… Read more »

Some colleges are using lessons from the fall to bring back more students in spring

When the pandemic hit, community colleges expected an enrollment surge. Recessions — a time when the newly unemployed are looking to learn new skills — can be good for two-year schools… Read more »

College officials say they have learned important lessons about managing the pandemic on their campuses. Not everyone is so confident.

The pace at which students are finishing college continues to slow, according to new data showing the six-year graduation rates of undergraduate learners who started in the fall of 2014.

About half (54%) of students believe it will be at least a year before they attend a large party, compared to 37% in June.

With the majority of students in the Lafayette Parish School System taking at least some classes virtually this year, the school board adopted a virtual discipline policy.

In a survey of more than 700 colleges and universities, the Institute of International Education found total international enrollment plummeted 16% between fall of 2019 and fall of… Read more »

Colleges will likely play a big role in distributing coronavirus vaccinations to their students and employees as well as the public, health experts predict.