The California Legislature passed a bipartisan bill known as the California School Food Safety Act to ban six harmful chemicals in school food.

GMA Lifestyle contributor Lori Bergamotto brings the latest must-have items for back-to-school.

From the "can't find a ramp dad" to the "one trip dad," these dads made move-in day at Rutgers University a success.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to reinstate the Biden administration’s latest plan to cancel student debt, with millions of borrowers now in limbo while lawsuits work their way through the courts.

When Tavia Wade dropped her twin girls off at kindergarten for the first time, she received a poem attached to a pack of tissues. Then, the tears started flowing.

"GMA" looks at school attendance and the epidemic of absenteeism on the rise since the pandemic, which puts millions of American children at risk of falling behind.

More school districts across the U.S. are implementing student cellphone bans.

A look at the numbers behind bans on cell phone use in schools as millions of students return to the classroom with new restrictions.

"GMA" looks at the California school district that became the first to switch to electric models, and the positive ripple effect it's had for students, parents and the environment.

Ryder Fieri graduated high school in June.

Braxton Spencer was not ready to say goodbye to his older brother, Ja'Juan, while dropping him off at his college dorm.

Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez shares how to prepare your family for optimal health this school year amid the heels of a COVID wave.

After years of welcoming her older sisters home from school, it was finally Loxley's turn.

When it comes to education, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have vastly different plans for the nation.

Colleges large and small in the U.S. are cutting programs and eliminating majors to make ends meet

A new survey has found that most Americans oppose book restrictions in public schools amid record-breaking attempts to remove books from shelves.

Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t on the ballot — but his education agenda is

School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover

Between 1980 and 2020, the cost of higher education increased nearly 170%, leading more students towards vocational schools to learn a trade skill, like electricians and plumbers.

Florida's New College is under fire after what appears to be hundreds of books that have been wiped from its collection and discarded on the street.

As students head back to school nationwide, classrooms may begin to feel the effects of laws concerning LGBTQ issues, race, and religion that have recently been passed.

In 2019, Newsom signed a bill into law granting districts the authority to regulate the use of the devices during school hours.

California is proposing such a ban while Virginia announced it will restrict cellphone use in public K-12 schools starting in 2025.

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to California schools ahead of the new school year encouraging them to immediately restrict phones in class.

A teacher known as “Mr. C” has taught his kids evaporation using the tune of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” and math using the tune of NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye.”

As students get ready to head back to class across the U.S. -- and COVID-19 cases keep trending upward -- are schools ready to handle the virus?

Elementary school teacher Elaine Salmon was getting her classroom ready for students when a bear entered the room and surprised her.

Last year's rollout of a newly revamped form was messy.

The Utah State Board of Education put together a list of titles that have met the statewide threshold for removal based on a newly enforced law.

PEN America says it is the first statewide book ban in schools.

Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods announced Wednesday that the state will restore public funding for the advanced placement classes in public schools.

Harvard "failed its Jewish students" and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled.

Harvard University "failed its Jewish students" and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, Judge Richard Stearns ruled.

Four years after COVID-19 interrupted schools, educators call for an overhaul.

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton shares how schools across the U.S. have been introducing yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises to help students manage stress.

Several Oklahoma schools are speaking out against State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ directive to teach the Bible in public school grades 5 through 12.

Act ONE is a nonprofit organization that aims to educate students through virtual reality technology.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks up for the working class in a speech at the American Federation of Teachers.

Ten-year-old Angela Du entered the American Immigration Council’s “Celebrate America” creative writing contest, and shares her words that won over the judges.

Louisiana's new law requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments will not be publicly enforced or endorsed in any way until November 15, 2024.

Staten Island deli owner Wail Alselwi told 12-year-old Zameir Davis he could have whatever he wanted in the store for getting good grades. Their celebration quickly went viral on TikTok.

Pamela Martin-Turner’s daughter, Miranda, surprised her mother with the cap and gown that she couldn't receive when she attended law school.

Virginia is set to restrict K-12 students' use of cellphones during school days by 2025.

The governor signed an executive order to establish “phone-free” classrooms by January 2025.

Virginia is the latest state looking to make schools phone-free. ABC News' Rhiannon Ally reports.

A little more than half of Americans – 52% -- approve of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.

Conservative legislators are behind a recent wave of policies mandating the teaching of Christian religious texts in public schools.

Mary McCrary took a coding class in prison that changed her life. She was later accepted into a coding internship at Princeton University.

The complaint alleges the university's law school gives hiring preference to women and racial minorities with “mediocre” records. Our panel weighs in.