PBS - District 91¿´Æ¬istration District 91¿´Æ¬istration Media Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:21:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Supreme Court blocks California law against schools outing transgender students to parents /supreme-court-blocks-california-law-against-schools-outing-transgender-students-to-parents/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:21:31 +0000 /?p=182079 The Supreme Court cleared the way for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

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]]> The Supreme Court cleared the way for California schools to tell religious parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school.

The decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing schools from outing students to their families. Two sets of Catholic parents represented by the Thomas More Society say it caused schools to mislead them and secretly facilitate the children’s social transition despite their objections.

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]]> Major changes to student loan borrowing and repayment are coming. Here’s what to know /major-changes-to-student-loan-borrowing-and-repayment-are-coming-heres-what-to-know/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:40:49 +0000 /?p=181349 Major changes to federal student loans take effect July 1, 2026, cutting repayment options and changing terms for many borrowers. The overhaul also sets new limits on graduate and Parent PLUS loans, while some current borrowers may keep existing plans.

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]]> President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress last year, made the most expansive changes to federal student loan borrowing and repayment in decades.

Borrowers who have already taken out loans and do not plan to consolidate them will be grandfathered into some legacy repayment plans, experts say.

But new borrowers and people with existing loans who consolidate them or take out additional loans will be subject to the new rules.

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]]> More 4-year colleges offer 2-year degrees to reach new groups of students /more-4-year-colleges-offer-2-year-degrees-to-reach-new-groups-of-students/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:31:11 +0000 /?p=179931 To better support first-generation and low-income students, Boston College’s Messina College offers intensive academic, financial and residential assistance to help them succeed and transition into bachelor’s programs.

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]]> About one in four college students is both first-generation and from low-income backgrounds, making the path to a college degree especially challenging.

At Boston College’s Messina College, a new, two-year, fully residential associates degree program, a wide range of support is helping change that.

John Yang visited the campus to learn more as part of our ongoing series, Rethinking College.

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]]> Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools /teachers-and-parents-weigh-benefits-and-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-in-schools/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:48:47 +0000 /?p=179677 "The enormous concern that educators have is that, when students are using A.I. to do their work, they're not thinking, they're not struggling and they're not learning," says Justin Reich, author of "Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education."

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]]> Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms.

As more school districts integrate AI into learning, we hear from parents and teachers grappling with the use of the technology in the classroom.

Stephanie Sy discusses more with Justin Reich, author of “Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education.”

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]]> What the new student loan rules mean for current and future borrowers /what-the-new-student-loan-rules-mean-for-current-and-future-borrowers/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:30:56 +0000 /?p=176335 Nearly half a million borrowers could see their payments spike after the Department of Education scrapped most existing repayment plans.

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]]> President Trump’s new tax and spending law brings sweeping changes to the federal student loan system, affecting both current and future borrowers.

Nearly half-a-million borrowers could see their payments spike after the Department of Education scrapped most existing repayment plans.

The law also imposes new lifetime borrowing caps, $100,000 for graduate students, $200,000 for those pursuing professional degrees like law or medicine and $65,000 per child for parent borrowers.

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]]> How Department of Education cuts could hurt resources for students with disabilities /how-department-of-education-cuts-could-hurt-resources-for-students-with-disabilities/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:14:09 +0000 /?p=171707 At stake are resources and support for more than seven million students with disabilities who depend on the agency to ensure access to a free public education.

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]]> As the Trump administration continues to downsize and dismantle many government agencies, the Department of Education could be next on the chopping block.

At stake are resources and support for more than seven million students with disabilities who depend on the agency to ensure access to a free public education. And that’s at a time when they’re already struggling to receive quality schooling because of a shortage of special education teachers.

Judy Woodruff reports as part of our series Disability Reframed.

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