The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency. Now, those moves are becoming more real.

Lackawanna College, based in Scranton, announced on Wednesday that it has received final approval from the U.S. Department of Education for its merger with Peirce College, an online school based in Philadelphia.

Families can still benefit even if their children aren't eligible for the free $1,000 contribution from the federal government.

National surveys find more than 85% of U.S. college students use artificial intelligence tools to explain complex concepts, summarize articles and research, and even to brainstorm ideas.

If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?

On Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr.’s first day of football practice at Bucknell University, a coach directed him to do extraneous training, even though his sickle cell trait put him at serious risk, prosecutors allege. On Monday, the state Office of Attorney General charged the then-Bucknell coach with charges related to the player's death.

We asked students around the country to reflect on the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," and recorded what the high schoolers had to say. Note: This piece mentions self harm.

Listen to the best student podcasts about what "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" means for young people today.

The Education Department has long collected civil rights data about things like bullying, harassment and disability services in schools, but it hasn't made the latest information public.

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. But so far, just 12 states have created road maps for colleges to apply.