A $2 million National Science Foundation grant will help Arkansas Tech University make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees more accessible to low-income students. The grant ...

Low-income college students, whose proportion of enrollment is already dropping, could soon face new obstacles to going to and graduating from college. Credit: Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo The Hechinger ...

It's hardly news that America's elite universities are largely populated by students from America's wealthiest families.

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. President Trump's efforts to shutter ...

On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education, giving states' the authority over education. The executive order expresses that funds for ...

Ashford Park, Oak Grove and Vanderlyn elementary schools have some of the highest third-grade reading levels in the district, but are all listed for possible closure. Third-grade reading proficiency ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside the Cooking with Kids classroom at César Chávez Elementary School on Thursday, a hands-on lesson was about to begin. More ...

President Trump's efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education are in full swing. On Thursday, he signed an executive action instructing U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to "take all ...

With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds... How the Education Department cuts could hurt ...