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The new College Scorecard – an online tool – offers valuable insights into how much you can expect to earn and owe if you choose a particular major at a particular school, an economist writes.
Being ready takes training and practice. But it might not require fake blood and simulated shootings.
A scholar who has taught in prison weighs in on ‘College Behind Bars,’ which airs Nov. 25 and 26 on PBS. The documentary prompts viewers to consider the importance of higher education in prison.
Universal screenings for childhood trauma, like the ones being implemented for California students, may cause more harm than good, a scholar argues.
The effective teaching of news literacy needs to go beyond simple fact-checking, a journalism professor argues.
California’s surgeon general has implemented schoolwide screenings for trauma. A social work professor explains why the rest of the nation should do the same.
Stories like ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ are still relevant today.
Democratic plans to boost school funding are rooted in research that shows more funding really does boost achievement for low-income students.
Colleges and universities should apply the best techniques of research and education to their own decision-making.
Although the GI Bill enabled generations of former service members to acquire higher education and enter the middle class, the bill’s benefits were distributed in racist ways.
A cognitive scientist observes that the words that bother college-age Americans today can cause harm.
Small private colleges are closing left and right. A veteran university administrator explains the forces behind the trend.
Faced with uncertainty over their next meal, teens in a Texas study reveal the various things they resort to in order to put food on the family table.
Nearly a decade after Tyler Clementi’s death, there are growing efforts to do more to protect students like him from their peers.
Working in college may help students pay the bills, but putting in long hours can come at a cost, research shows. A scholar discusses what college students should consider before taking a job.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos discusses ‘expanding education freedom’ for American students.
Now that the NCAA will allow college athletes to seek paid endorsements, questions abound about how the players will be able to cash in on those deals. An expert on student athletes weighs in.
Research suggests that kids benefit when there are fewer of them in a classroom. But quickly reducing class size can cause new problems as schools scramble to hire new teachers.
Amid plans to create special sports divisions for high-poverty schools, coaches at such schools explain how they produce championship-winning teams despite having fewer resources.
While selective universities may be elusive for many students, going to a community college first can represent an alternative way to get in, new research has found.
What it means to be a good teacher has changed over time, along with prevailing views on what constitutes appropriate behavior.
Teachers’ unions often say they go on strike to improve conditions for students. A closer look at recent walkouts suggests they are also fighting for something else: membership.
Colleges and universities have banned fraternities from campus to stave off problem drinking and hazing incidents. But a researcher says those problems are deeper than any campus ban can solve.
A proposal to double the value of Pell Grants for college students could finally start to restore their value to what they were when they were created back in 1972.