Glitches with new FAFSA form leave prospective college students in limbo
Typically, FAFSA forms are released on Oct. 1. But this year, the application forms came out three months late, on Dec. 30, 2023.
Women tech entrepreneurs look to close gender health care gap
More companies run by women are creating devices specifically tailored to track women's health.
Alabama patient says embryo ruling has "derailed a lot of hope" for IVF
Alabama patients are in limbo with IVF treatments being put on hold following the state supreme court's ruling that frozen embryos are considered children under state law.
Engagements are set to rise in 2024, experts say
Experts forecast a surge in engagements, declaring 2024 the year of the proposal.
Brothers elected mayors of neighboring New Jersey towns
Brothers John and Vince Giovannitti serve as mayors of Paulsboro and Greenwich Township, New Jersey.
Students say their school's cellphone ban helped improve their mental health
During lockdown, screen time among adolescents more than doubled, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics.
How Tennessee's "high-dosage tutoring" is helping students
Test scores have dropped nationwide since the pandemic, but Tennessee is using a combination of relief funds and grants to pay for tutoring to help get kids back up to speed.
How schools are tackling chronic absenteeism in the wake of COVID
Last year, nearly 13.6 million students nationwide were chronically absent, nearly twice as many as the year before.
New York ups security at Jewish sites after shots fired outside synagogue
A man armed with a shotgun fired two rounds into the air outside Temple Israel in Albany, authorities said.
Pneumonia cases in U.S. kids not linked to China outbreak, experts say
What to know about the pneumonia cases affecting children in the U.S., as well as expert advice on how to protect kids from respiratory illnesses.
Schools across U.S. join growing no-phone movement
Schools across the United States are increasingly adopting a no-phone policy, requiring students to lock away their devices for the entire school day.
High-tech solution enhances school safety by cutting emergency response times
911inform connects school staff, dispatchers and first responders in real-time, links technology in a building and allows users to see into classrooms and communicate silently.
Security software helps cut down response times in school emergencies
911Inform is designed to connect on-site staff, dispatchers and first responders simultaneously for anything from a fight, to a health issue, to gun violence.
Some asylum seekers in New York City forced to sleep on sidewalks
Since last spring, more than 95,000 migrants have arrived in New York City, according to the mayor's office.
Parents pushed to their limits over rising child care costs, limited access
Since the coronavirus pandemic, many facilities across the country have closed or faced challenges in rehiring workers.