WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — William & Mary says a new institute will focus on protecting the world’s ecosystems and tackling problems such as sea-level rise.

New proposals could set the stage for student debt forgiveness for the more than 44 million Americans that are struggling with student loan debt.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Teachers picketed outside the site of a historic desegregation and dozens of other Little Rock schools Thursday, walking out for the first time in more than three decades to protest the state’s control of the local school system and their loss of collective bargaining rights.