Educators say the country's deep divisions make it more difficult than ever to teach students about the government.
- Tim Grant Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Teenagers aren’t turning their backs on college — but they are rethinking what “college” actually means.
- Kate Sequeira Los Angeles Times
Frustration is simmering among parents who say their young children are spending too much classroom time online.
- Kate Armanini Chicago Tribune
Many members of the medical community say the measures will send shock waves through a system already laden with economic barriers, discouraging low-income students from pursuing a medical degree.
- Melanie Burney The Philadelphia Inquirer
Experts say cursive writing has several benefits, such as improving fine motor skill development and eye-hand coordination more than printing.
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More colleges around the country have been closing as they cope with steep declines in enrollment, leaving thousands of students in limbo.
Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have ignited at colleges across the U.S., with hundreds arrested or suspended. Here’s a look at some of the most significant protests.
College campuses have always been a hotbed for protests, but students today also carry additional stresses from having lived through the isolation and fear from the pandemic.
Within the federal government's sprawling Bureau of Indian Education school system, allegations of abuse, neglect and even death at BIE schools have emerged over the past two decades.
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The committee charged with finding Virginia Tech’s next president settled Tuesday on a flexible seven-month timeline for the search, moving away from an earlier plan that could have had a candidate in place as soon as this fall.
On Tuesday, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors elected members Jim Miller and Nancy Dye as its next rector and vice rector, less than a week after Gov. Abigail Spanberger removed former Rector John Rocovich from the board.
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are both members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
FREDERICKSBURG — The Virginia State Police investigators are looking for witnesses to help in their investigation of the fatal bus crash on Interstate 95 in Stafford County on Friday.
One month before America’s 250th birthday, events and celebrations commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence are as fragmented as the nation’s politics and culture in 2026.
A new study is changing the way we think about fog.
In an internal communication provided in the leak, the group’s leader, Thomas Rousseau, urges members to get more involved, stay fit and continue their incessant campaign of white supremacist propaganda.
Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., alleged new requirements would jeopardize funding for low-income families and farmers.
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Now that grocery inflation seems to have eased, retailers are clamoring to offer more and better discounts that will get shoppers back to their stores this summer. With an announcement Wednesday, Walgreens joined a growing list of national brands, which also includes Target and Amazon Fresh, that are touting price cuts on an array of...
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Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
A Franklin County man was sentenced to three active years in prison in connection with a 2024 crash that killed a Martinsville man and seriously injured two children.
Rocky Mount police executed search warrants at three vape shops on Thursday for potentially selling products exceeding legal THC limits.
Kipps Elementary Principal Mark Crummey was among 17 men arrested at a Christiansburg hotel last week.
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are both members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
As Virginia regulators and legislators grapple with the impact of data centers’ huge demand for electricity on other ratepayers’ bills, Sen. Mark Warner is co-sponsoring legislation for a national approach.
The bills encourage housing development, cut red tape on manufactured homes and protect residents from hidden fees in rental agreements.