Katie Reilly

Katie Reilly is a reporter for TIME.

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University of California Strike Could Change Higher Ed

As a strike of 48,000 academic workers at the University of California stretches into a third week, schools across the country are watching

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How the Supreme Court Could Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness

Legal experts say that even if the court sides with the Biden Administration, there are still legal hurdles that will delay relief for borrowers.

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The Courts Will Probably Kill Student Loan Forgiveness

Student debt forgiveness for 40 million Americans is on hold indefinitely after another legal setback.

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A Judge Struck Down Student Loan Forgiveness

A federal judge blocked Biden’s student loan relief plan. The Education Department has stopped accepting applications

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Montana's Anti-Abortion Referendum Rejected by Voters

Montana was one of five states with abortion-related ballot measures on Tuesday, and in all cases, voters chose to protect abortion access.

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These Are the States That Voted to Protect Abortion Rights in the Midterms

Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont and California all voted to protect abortion rights

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How School Boards Became the Hottest Elections of 2022

In school-board elections across the U.S., candidates are debating how to deal with teaching history, book bans, sex education, and transgender rights.

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How L.A. Schools Improved Students' Test Scores

Of the 26 large urban districts where NAEP assessments, "the Nation's Report Card," were given, Los Angeles was the only one to make gains in eighth-grade reading.

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What's Next in the Fight Over Student Loan Forgiveness

Legal experts are skeptical that current challenges will ultimately prevail in court—but it only takes one victory to throw a wrench in the student loan forgiveness program

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Not a Single State Has Improved Students' Test Scores Since 2019

“If left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectories and life opportunities of a whole cohort of young people,” said National Center for Education Statistics official Daniel McGrath.

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All Your Questions About Applying for Student Loan Forgiveness Answered

The Biden Administration’s application for debt cancellation has officially launched. Borrowers can apply for forgiveness anytime before Dec. 31, 2023.

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You Can Apply for Student Loan Forgiveness Now

The application launch comes as the debt-forgiveness program faces several legal challenges and just a few weeks before the midterm elections that could undo Democrats' narrow majority in Congress.

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Parkland Gunman Avoids Death Penalty at Trial

He will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a Florida jury failed to unanimously agree on the death penalty for killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Parkland Prosecutors Detail 'Systematic Massacre' as Death Penalty Trial Ends

A jury is now tasked with deciding whether Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death or to life in prison for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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How the Teacher Shortage Is Affecting One New Jersey School District

“Sometimes I just don't feel like going because there’s no point in going if I have no teachers,” says 17-year-old Abriannie Lima in Paterson, N.J.

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Why a Class on Doing Nothing Is So Popular

Prof. Constance Kassor's class, "Doing Nothing," is the most popular course at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Here's what that says about college students today.

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Conservative Group Asks Judge to Block Student Loan Forgiveness

The conservative Pacific Legal Foundation has launched the first legal challenge to President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan.

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Senators Urge More Forgiveness for Parents With Student Debt

Parents whose children received Pell Grants are not eligible for the $20,000 in forgiveness although they took out loans federal Parent PLUS loans to help

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Here's How Much Progress Students Lost in the Pandemic

During the pandemic, American students saw some of the biggest declines in academic achievement recorded in the last 50 years

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These States Could Tax Your Student Loan Forgiveness

Six states could tax student loan forgiveness, up to $985

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