North Carolina offers schools $1 million to help take students on field trips

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina public schools can seek financial assistance from the state to take students on field trips to state museums, aquariums and historic sites through a $1 million pilot project unveiled on Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper's administration. The...

Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness

Savannah Britt owes about $27,000 on loans she took out to attend college at Rutgers University, a debt she was hoping to see reduced by President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness efforts. Her payments are currently on hold while courts untangle challenges to the loan...

Here's why Argentina's public universities are paralyzed by protests

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After 11 months in office, Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country's monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing subsidies and suppressing already low wages of state workers. ...

Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris said Sunday that “no one can sit on the sidelines” in this year's presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. “We are focused on the future and we are focused...

Harris stays quiet on student loans as cancellation loses its political luster

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a campaign rally in April, President Joe Biden told a Wisconsin crowd about his latest “life-changing” plan for student loan cancellation, promising financial relief for more than 30 million Americans. But Kamala Harris has steered clear of the issue at her...

Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving ahead with a new path to student loan cancellation for Americans who face steep medical bills, child care costs and other types of financial hardship that prevent them from repaying their loans. Announced Friday, the proposed...

Florida teachers unions head to trial over anti-union law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s teachers unions are heading back to court Thursday in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new requirements for certain unions. A trial is scheduled to begin at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee in the case brought by the...

In Georgia, the winner in the presidential race may be determined by who doesn't vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — As America hurtles toward the 2024 election, the road to the presidency passes through Georgia, one of the seven battleground states considered vital to the fortunes of anyone who wants to win the White House. Georgia also is one of the few southern states considered up for...

The Biden administration has canceled student loans for more than 1 million in public service jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A student loan cancellation program for public service workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago. President Joe Biden announced the...

More than 1 million public workers have received federal student loan relief, according to Biden administration