EPA awarding nearly $1 billion to schools for electric buses

Only about 1% of the nation’s 480,000 school buses were electric as of last year. Funding comes from the federal Clean School Bus Program, which includes $5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Metro Atlanta program awarded stipends for building STEM programs for kids

The national science organization Society for Science is recognizing three metro Atlanta groups that are making a difference with their efforts to grow STEM programs for students.

National report suggest decline in math, reading test scores in students

A new education report released shows an alarming decline in test scores of elementary and middle school students nationwide since the start of the pandemic.

US math scores drop to lowest levels ever recorded during pandemic, report says

Findings from the “nation’s report card,” the first since 2019, showed the pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children.

Federal appeals court temporarily blocks student loan forgiveness plan

A federal appeals court has issued a stay that temporarily blocks a plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans.

Student loan forgiveness: 22 million people have applied for relief, Biden says

Biden said more than half of the people eligible for student loan relief have submitted their applications in the week since the website went live.

Missouri school where radioactive waste was found will switch to virtual learning

A study released by a chemical company found nuclear material in several places inside the elementary school. An Army Corps of Engineers official questioned the report saying the agency found no contamination at the school or areas nearby.

How to apply for student loan debt forgiveness

Wondering how to get the ball rolling on your student loan forgiveness? Here is the information you need to know.

Roswell graduate overcomes odds to become successful commercial diver

Ronin Molina-Salas, a graduate of Roswell's Swift School, has spent the last four years exploring the bottom of the ocean and rivers as a commercial diver.

Devices allow Fulton County school buses to request green lights

Fulton County School System is the first district in the U.S. to use connected vehicle, or CV, technology to give school buses green lights at traffic signals. Leaders say it will improve school bus safety while addressing the national driver shortage.

Student loan forgiveness eligibility scaled back; here's what you need to know

The Department of Education said last week that borrowers with federal student loans held by private banks would be ineligible for loan forgiveness unless they already consolidated their loans.

Archer HS implements new rules after armed man arrested at football game

Almost a month after an armed man was arrested at an Archer High School football game, the school announced a heightened security policy at games moving forward.