Kat McKim

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Most college students work while in school, but the jobs aren’t equal

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Personal Finance

High schoolers think student loans are risky, and they’re forgoing billions of dollars in aid

University Middle physical education teacher Keith Loupe interacts with students.

Meet the middle school set on uniting students beyond partisan lines

An empty college classroom.

The Great Resignation’s wage hikes may be sending fewer students to college

Two students work on their laptops

Feelings of belonging at school are important for student success—and mental health

Black female teacher and schoolboy wearing face masks while using digital tablet during a class in the classroom.

COVID is making it harder for schools to practice restorative justice

Female student sitting in a school hallway.

Kids say their mental health is fine. Experts disagree

Students sitting at desks

Students are behind after the pandemic, and schools are crunched to catch up before state tests

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The financial literacy gap doesn’t exist

The PayPal application is arranged for a photograph on an Apple Inc. iPhone in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, April 22, 2016. PayPal Holdings Inc. is scheduled to release first-quarter earnings figures on April 27. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

There are new scams on mobile payment apps—and teens aren’t immune

Reading, PA – January 19: Christina Pagan, 7, does her school work using an iPad and a pencil with a workbook. At the Mulberry Street location of the Olivet Boys and Girls Club in Reading Tuesday morning January 19, 2021 where the club has resumed providing a location for students to come and do their remote learning with desks setup and spaced apart in the club’s gym. The Reading School District has gone to all-virtual education as a precaution during the COVID-19 / Coronavirus Pandemic. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

The future of virtual teaching is all about school funding