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A war of words on college campuses

Free speech and debate are under fire at educational institutions, where students have protested controversial speakers on the right and the left

How Sandy Hook changed Americans schools

Five years after the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, shook the country, CBSN spoke to two parents about how things have changed.

At one high school, lunch is a feast for the soul

When the lunch bell rings at Boca Raton High School in Florida, 3,400 kids spill into the courtyard and split into their social groups. But at this school and at schools across the country, someone always sits alone. That's why Denis Estimon, a Haitian immigrant and student at Boca High, started a club called "We Dine Together." Steve Hartman has the story, On The Road.

Feeding the need: Expanding school lunch programs

To combat food insecurity and "lunch shaming," some schools are helping kids who can't afford lunch by offering free meals to all students

Student and credit card debt: How to manage it

Personal finance experts detail strategies to manage burdensome student loan and credit card debt. The advice is part of CBSN: Making Your Money Matter -- a special program dedicated to personal finance.

"Teach Us All" exposes segregation and inequality in U.S. schools

"Teach Us All" is a new documentary that looks at the continuing problem of segregation and inequality in America's schools. This comes 60 years after 9 African-American students first entered an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. The film's director, Sonia Lowman, joins CBSN with more.

Education inequality is focus of film "Teach Us All"

Director Sonia Lowman and producer Ava DuVernay discuss Netflix film about how children living in poverty continue to suffer from disadvantaged schools

Student outsmarts teacher with "3x5" cheat sheet

Anne Arundel Community College accounting professor Reb Beatty normally allows students to bring a "3x5" cheat sheet. But on the first day of the semester, one student's interpretation surprised everyone.

Debate continues over race in college admissions

The Justice Department is investigating a series of complaints against Harvard University alleging that the school's admissions practices put Asian-American students at a disadvantage. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil joins CBSN with the story.

UC Irvine apologizes as hundreds of admission offers are rescinded

The University of California, Irvine is apologizing to nearly 500 students whose admission offers were revoked. The school accepted around 40,000 first-year and transfer students, and more than 7,000 said they would enroll as freshmen -- hundreds more than the university expected. Tony Dokoupil reports.

Students using site powered by A.I. to cheat?

New technology and artificial intelligence are making it even easier for students to cheat. CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how the search engine, Wolfram Alpha, works and why teachers should look at the future of artificial intelligence and students' access to it as a way to inform their curriculum today.

Recent graduates' commencement wisdom

Graduation season is just about wrapped up, and instead of focusing on the famous speeches this year, we thought we'd share the fresh wisdom of the graduates themselves.

How big a problem is student debt?

Loan loads are high for recent U.S. college grads, but there is a bright spot

Pregnant teen barred from graduation has her own ceremony

Maddie Runkles was barred from her graduation at a small Christian school because she's pregnant, but she was able to celebrate during a private ceremony.

Harvard withdraws acceptance offers over offensive memes

According to a report in The Harvard Crimson, at least ten students who were going to Harvard in the fall were told to forget it -- after the university came across their Facebook messages. Harvard declined to comment. Don Dahler reports.

Student never thought he'd graduate, then teacher surprises him

Jamias Howard, a 19-year-old senior, never thought he was going to graduate from Griffin High School in Georgia. But then he met Kimberly Wimbish, a special education teacher at the school, and she changed his life.

Fidget toys are big in this school district

Pocket-sized spinning toys are becoming a major distraction for kids, with some school districts banning them altogether. In Wichita, Kansas, though, one district says they are actually benefiting students.

Study reveals reason behind drop in school bullying

A 10-year study on bullying in Maryland schools found that nationwide efforts to stop school bullying are beginning to pay off. The percentage of kids being bullied dropped from 29 percent in 2005 to 14 percent in 2014. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.

Sydney Chaffee honored as 2017 National Teacher of the Year

The important job of educating the country's more than 50 million public school students falls to just over three million teachers. Only on "CBS This Morning," we are proud to announce the 2017 National Teacher of the Year: Sydney Chaffee. The 9th grade humanities teacher at Codman Academy in Dorchester, Massachusetts, joins us in Studio 57 to discuss her career.

Student journalists force principal to resign

Investigative reporting by a group of student journalists forced their new principal to resign. Amy Robertson was hired last month to lead a Kansas high school, but when the students set out to write a story about her, they found "inconsistencies in Robertson's credentials." Omar Villafranca reports.

After-school programs threatened in Trump's proposed budget

President Trump's proposed budget includes deep cuts at the Department of Education. But supporters of the move say the $9 billion rollback will put the department on a much-needed diet. Michelle Miller visits a successful after-school program in New Jersey that relies on federal funds to survive.

The role of education, parenting and community in gender identity

CBSN explores how gender is being redefined in a new CBSN Originals, "Gender: The Space Between." SJ Miller with Educational Equity Supports and Services at NYU, Jodie Patterson, an LGBTQ activist and parent of a transgender son, and psychotherapist Laura Jacobs with the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center join CBSN to break down the role of education, parenting and community in gender identity.