Drew Lehman of Lansdale, Pa., became unable to work after a traumatic car accident. He is currently navigating the confusing, bureaucratic process of getting his federal student loans discharged. /Natalie Piserchio for NPR hide caption

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Students returned to in-person learning on a hybrid model this week at St. Anthony Catholic High School in Long Beach, Calif. The country is on track to have a majority of schools open in the next two months, but not all children are going back. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As Districts Reopen For In-Person Learning, What Schools May Look Like Going Forward
3 Feet Apart: New CDC Guidance For Students May Allow For More Schools To Reopen
Jeevan Guha, 6, offers a view of pandemic-era schooling with this homemade sign in San Francisco. The sign reads, "I miss my school." Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption
CDC Says Schools Can Now Space Students 3 Feet Apart, Rather Than 6
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at the White House on Wednesday. The Department of Education says it is scrapping a controversial, Trump-era policy that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Kendra Mendoza's son, Joshua, has cerebral palsy. She says he loves school, but got little of the therapy he needed this spring. Scott Alario for NPR hide caption
Checking Back With A Teacher, College Student and Mother After A Year At Home
First lady Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tour Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, Conn. Mandel Ngan/AP hide caption
New Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Wants Schools Open 'As Soon As Possible'
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing in February. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Lawmakers Consider 2 Plans For Monthly Payments To Address Child Poverty
President Biden's education secretary nominee, Miguel Cardona, appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday. Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP hide caption