12-year-old writes to Florida school board advocating for masks

Lila Hartley said she is worried about her 10-year-old brother, who is ineligible for a vaccine.

• Aug 11, 2021

Florida school mask controversy continues as COVID-19 cases surge

An emergency rule in Florida will allow parents to use vouchers to transfer children out of public schools that require masks, but not everyone agrees with the move.

• Aug 6, 2021

Parents face rising prices for back-to-school gear

This year, more than half of shoppers have already started buying supplies — but what they're getting is a lesson in rising prices.

• Jul 20, 2021

Pediatricians group says kids should wear masks when school restarts

A national pediatricians group recommended that children over the age of 2 wear masks when they go back to school, even if they're vaccinated.

• Jul 19, 2021

CDC says vaccinated children and teachers won't need masks in class

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance Friday on in-person learning this fall.

• Jul 9, 2021

Should teachers be armed?

NEA president Lily Eskelsen García joins CBSN and said the idea of arming teachers is a "distraction" -- and the problem is dangerous people getting their hands on weapons.

• Feb 28, 2018
• 04:40

A drop in college enrollment could be hurting low-income students most

That drop is "larger than anything we have seen in years," National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Executive Director Doug Shapiro warned on CBSN Monday.

• May 10, 2021

Schools after Sandy Hook

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

• Dec 13, 2017
• 02:20

"We Dine Together" club

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.

• Nov 24, 2017
• 03:21

Managing student loan debt

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.

• Nov 15, 2017
• 07:15

"Teach Us All"

"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.

• Sep 25, 2017
• 04:01

Student outsmarts teacher

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.

• Sep 25, 2017
• 01:10

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.

• Aug 8, 2017
• 04:35

UC Irvine rescinds admission offers

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.

• Jul 31, 2017
• 03:13

Students using A.I. site 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.

• Jul 15, 2017
• 04:08

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.

• Jun 18, 2017
• 02:27

How big a problem is student debt?

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

• Jun 12, 2017
• 01:05

Pregnant teen graduates

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.

• Jun 6, 2017
• 01:19

Harvard revokes admission

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.

• Jun 5, 2017
• 01:50

Teacher surprises student

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.

• May 25, 2017
• 01:20

Fidget toys disrupting class

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.

• May 3, 2017
• 01:27

Drop in 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.

• May 1, 2017
• 01:54

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.

• Apr 20, 2017
• 04:19

Students 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.

• Apr 6, 2017
• 03:22

After-school programs threatened

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.

• Mar 28, 2017
• 05:20

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