The Department of Education is cutting back on President Joe Biden's federal student loan cancellation program to protect against legal challenges by six states.

A huge expansion of Arizona's private school voucher system has taken effect and the parents of all 1.1 million school-age children can use state tax money to pay for private school tuition and other costs

Studies have also shown that sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death in athletes.

Biden's federal student loan cancellation program will now exclude FFEL and Perkins loans borrowers amid legal challenges, including two lawsuits

Meet high school student Felix Zhang, who just became the only person in the world this year to earn a perfect score on the AP calculus exam. ABC News’ Lionel Moise has the teen’s winning formula.

Non-profit group "Pen America" shares report that across 32 states in the last school year more than 2,500 book bans were issued in 140 school districts.

Although the real health effects of PFAS are unclear, scientists and regulators are concerned about high exposure levels -- especially for children.

As a new academic year starts in Algeria, third graders can expect to learn English, as well as French, as a foreign language

Strike delayed the start of the school year in Washington’s largest district.

The United Nations is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7 through12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”

A study conducted earlier this month by the National Center For Education Statistics showed test scores in math and reading hit new lows after the pandemic. What parents need to know.

Children are back in school in Seattle following a weeklong teachers strike that delayed the start of classes

The district said the start of school, which was supposed to be Sept. 7, will be Wednesday.

A Columbia University professor shares how he uncovered inaccuracies in data used to rank schools, raising questions about how the annual list is compiled.

Seattle Public Schools, the largest school district in Washington state, was supposed to welcome back students on Wednesday.

Megan Garrett, a fifth grade teacher in Maryland, spends much of her salary on school supplies and snacks for her students. She drops by “GMA3” to share her story, and gets a big surprise.

The high cost of living is forcing school districts across the country to get creative to attract new teachers.

As cultural debates rage on in schools across the U.S. a Virginia lawmaker is hoping to make it easier for parents to control what their children read in the library.

Teachers are demanding higher pay and lighter workloads in order to combat burn out and this is the second day of school that Seattle students are staying home.

From the spring of 2020 to the fall, the number of Black families who homeschooled their children increased from 3.3% to 16.1%, according to Census Bureau data.

The Seattle Education Association and school board have been negotiating for months over demands the unions have made to address teacher burnout as students return to school.

More than 190 "educational gag orders" -- to limit academic and educational speech or discussions -- have been introduced in at least 41 states since 2021

Federal law enforcement officials said they anticipate ransomware attacks against schools may increase as the 2022/2023 school year begins.

ABC News contributor Elizabeth Neumann and psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor join to discuss safety tips and how to prepare children without creating more fears.

The College Board has launched an AP African American Studies course. Marlon Williams-Clark, a Florida teacher, talked to "GMA" about teaching the new course.

As some children struggled to keep up with school in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states saw significant increases in the number of students held back to repeat grades

Schoolchildren in Philadelphia were sent home early because their classrooms were too hot, and an increase in heat waves and only 40% of schools having AC are seen as a health risk.

Tracy Williamson spoke out on "Good Morning America" about losing track of her son after he was mistakenly put on a school bus on his first day of school.

Mike Huss, a former janitor at Ione Elementary School in Ione, California, is now the school principal and ready to take on the challenge.

The school year begins with almost 400 teaching vacancies in a major North Carolina district.

Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spoke with ABC News about President Joe Biden's announcement on forgiving student loan debt.

School districts are starting to address the mental health of teachers.

School districts around the country are starting to invest in programs aimed at addressing the mental health of teachers

More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under President Joe Biden’s long-awaited forgiveness plan

The Columbus teachers union was on strike days before the school year was set to begin.

The school board and union representing teachers and other employees in Ohio’s largest school district say they have reached a “conceptual agreement,” tentatively ending a strike which began Monday

A strike by teachers in Ohio's largest school district is continuing for a third day on the first day of school for its 47,000 students

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona discusses the nationwide teacher shortage, and the upcoming expiration of the student loan payment moratorium.

Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district have voted to go on strike, two days before classes are scheduled to resume

When Minneapolis teachers settled a 14-day strike earlier this year, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from traditional seniority-based layoffs

As the new year begins, school cafeterias brace for inflation, supply issues, less funding and staff shortages.

Minneapolis Federation of Teachers President Greta Callahan and Vice President Marcia Howard address the controversy over prioritizing the retention of teachers of color over those with seniority.

A new city contract with the teachers' union says that in the event of layoffs, white teachers could be let go regardless of seniority in order to retain teachers of color in the classroom.

Dr. Monifa McKnight, superintendent of the largest school district in Maryland, discusses the shortage of educators across the country.

A group of fraternity chapters ended their association with the California school after administrators implemented policies aimed at curbing sexual assaults on campus.

Some plastics used in school supplies could contain harmful toxins, but there are alternatives that are also better for the environment.

A handful of universities, including Bucknell University, Georgetown, and West Chester University, have already reported cases in their communities,.

Some six million students will be eligible for the free breakfast and lunch when the school year starts.

California will be the first state to implement the Universal Meals Program, providing free meals to all schoolchildren, starting this upcoming school year.

Rebecca Pringle spoke to ABC News’ “GMA3” about the shortage of nearly 300,000 educators and support staff across the country.