Preschool students with visual impairments graduate from Foundation for Blind Children in Phoenix
The graduation ceremony, which happened on May 19, featured preschoolers. The foundation teaches these students skills that can help the students, as they head to kindergarten.
At least 135 teachers, aides charged with child sex crimes this year alone
Of the 135 arrests made, at least 102, or 76%, involved alleged crimes against students.
GOP bill would block Biden from canceling student loan debt
Roughly 43 million Americans are saddled with a collective $1.73 trillion in student loan debt.
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel pays off student debt for Los Angeles art school graduates
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel previously took summer classes at Otis College of Art and Design in high school before attending Stanford University.
Family affair: Father, son and daughter graduate together with education degrees
Commondre Cole and his children, Ja'Coby and Iesha, all walked across the stage to get their diplomas from Mississippi State University.
Watch: Taylor Swift at NYU graduation, delivers speech and receives honorary degree
Video: Pop superstar Taylor Swift was among the honorees and speakers at New York University's commencement exercises on Wednesday.
Phoenix students excel in Suns-themed STEM project
Students at Union Park Elementary School in north Phoenix were selected to be part of a STEM project sponsored by APS and the Phoenix Suns. After turning part of the classroom into a basketball court course, the students programmed the robot to complete a course by “jumping through” a basketball hoop.
Walmart targets college grads for future manager jobs earning $200K
College grads can apply for Walmart’s new management trainee program with a chance to land a store manager gig that pays more than $200,000 a year.
College student delivers baby hours before graduation, receives diploma at hospital
Dillard University student Jada Sayles gave birth to her son on May 14, the same day as her graduation ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mesa Public Schools up teacher pay to be more competitive, bring in new talent, keep current talent
The district announced its new 2022-23 compensation plan which includes a generous pay increase for teachers and staff. The new starting teacher pay is now at $50,000, that's up from about $46,000. The district's superintendent says she set this goal to have starting pay above state-level funding to remain competitive and keep the very best talent for their students.
University of Michigan ranked best college in the U.S.
The University of Michigan was ranked the number one college in America based on its value by Money.
SMU student becomes youngest Black student to graduate from U.S. law school
Haley Taylor Schlitz is the country's youngest Black student to ever graduate from law school and the youngest law grad in SMU history.
Nonspeaking valedictorian with autism delivers inspiring speech at Florida college
A graduating student of Rollins College, who is nonverbal and has autism, received a standing ovation after delivering an inspirational valedictorian speech using a text-to-speech computer program.
Arizona all-girls high school hoping to get more students enrolled
The Girls Leadership Academy, located on 7th Avenue and Camelback, was deeply affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and enrollment is lower than levels seen prior to the pandemic. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more on efforts to attract more students.
Tampa identical twins graduate top of class with identical GPAs
Identical twin brothers at Wharton High School in Tampa are being recognized for the incredible achievement of graduating as co-salutatorians with identical 9.12-grade point averages.
Ludacris buys private jet as gift for graduating from Georgia State
Most students receive a nice little gift after graduation, but rapper Ludacris decided to go all out when he got his honorary degree from Georgia State: he got himself a private jet.
Huge black hole at galaxy's center seen in first-ever images
Using telescopes worldwide, astronomers have captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
Duke investigating student’s graduation speech that mirrored 2014 Harvard speech
Duke’s student newspaper first reported the similarities, posting transcripts of both speeches.
Students at Texas college graduate debt-free after anonymous donor pays off school loans
Over 100 graduates at Wiley College, a historically Black college, were surprised with zero student loan debt during their commencement ceremony.
'Ready or not': Kyle Rittenhouse hints that he will attend Texas A&M
Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen acquitted of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in 2020, posted pictures of himself at Texas A&M University on social media with the caption “Ready or not…!!!”