SHARON LURYE

Students build a dragon out of LEGO bricks during class at Lively Elementary on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños)

The gender gap in math widened in the pandemic. Schools are trying to make up lost ground.

September 7, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

Efforts to close the gap between boys and girls in STEM classes are picking up after losing steam nationwide during the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have extensive work...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens to Senators speak during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

July 2, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.

Parade attendees toast to victims of the deadly New Years truck attack, during the annual Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc parade, kicking off the Mardi Gras season, in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans roars back with start of Carnival after truck attack. But don’t call locals ‘resilient’

January 7, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

Countless times in the past week, politicians and outsiders have praised the city for its ability to bounce back. New Orleans has faced tragedy again and again, perhaps more than...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at a campaign rally at Lee’s Family Forum, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines

November 13, 2024 at 8:09 a.m.

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how...

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