The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to require public schools across the commonwealth to adopt policies prohibiting student cellphone use during the school day, according to Sen.

But board members want change more quickly, citing how quickly students were pushed into laptop use during the pandemic and how heavy use has remained since. Board Chairman Tyler Swanson said he'd ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Ghost students" are scammers who are stealing identities, enrolling in schools, signing up for federal loans, and then disappearing as soon they get the money. U.S. Department of ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, issued a Weather Watch from Jan. 24-27 due to forecasted below-freezing temperatures for North and Central Texas, with the possibility of frozen ...

When the first wave of students arrives on campus each fall, college safety and student affairs professionals brace for what has historically been the most vulnerable period for alcohol-related ...

People who are in default on their federal student loans could start seeing their wages garnished in the new year for the first time since the pandemic began. Next week, the Department of Education ...

In 2026, all school districts in California will be required to adopt policies restricting or prohibiting students’ use of smartphones during the school day. The new law also requires the policy to be ...

Trump officials rejected 327,955 income-driven repayment plan requests from student loan borrowers in August, according to a December court filing. Millions of student loan holders rely on IDR plans ...

The Trump administration is set to resume garnishing the wages of some student loan borrowers who are in default beginning in early 2026, and a leading advocacy group for student loan borrowers is ...

The Department of Education will begin garnishing wages of those with defaulted federal student loans starting in January. The Trump administration announced in May that it would resume collections on ...

In the fall 2025 semester, new international student enrollment at U.S. institutions fell 17%, largely due to visa restrictions and government policies, according to a recent report. There are steep ...

The new JV will help fund the expansion of the electricity transmission grid, with Apollo providing 3.2 billion euros ($3.7 billion) in financing. Sign up here. The JV holds RWE's 25.1% stake in ...