2020-02-24 Brigham Young University Changes Rules on ‘Homosexual Behavior’
A university in the American state of Utah made news recently when it changed the school’s code of conduct. Brigham Young University amended its rules to remove a rule that…
2020-02-23 Educators Seek to Re-Admit Students Who Left College Without Degrees
Completing a degree program at a college or university can be one of the best things you do to improve your chances of success in life. Higher education is a…
2020-02-19 Mental Health Experts, Educators Call for End to School Shooter Drills
Two years ago this month, a 19-year-old American shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Fourteen of the victims were students; the other…
2020-02-16 US Investigates Foreign Influence at Two of Its Top Universities
The United States Department of Education has launched an investigation into Harvard University and Yale University. Earlier this month, the agency announced the schools had failed to report hundreds of…
2020-02-12 Education Tips: What is Good Digital Citizenship?
Some adults and teachers may think young people want to spend all of their time using social media. But a recent survey shows that may not be true. It found…
2020-02-09 High Cost of College Raises Questions about Return on Investment
When it comes to higher education in the United States, one of the biggest issues of discussion and concern in recent years has been cost. Data from the U.S. Department…
2020-02-05 Should Schools Ban Mobile Phones?
Mobile phones have changed the way we communicate, but people disagree on whether the devices are useful tools for education. Students can be easily distracted by their phones during class.…
2020-01-27 Thanks to Technology, Students Lead Their Own Physical Education
American Grace Brown is keeping busy during her first year of high school. Grace attends West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia. She studies all the required subjects, such as…
2020-01-29 Do Field Trips Help Students with Learning?
Trips to museums are part of many children’s education in the United States. The American Alliance of Museums says museums receive about 55 million visits each year from students in…
2020-01-26 Study: College Students Value Job Skills over Liberal Arts
For generations, many colleges and universities in the United States have offered classes in a lot of different subjects. Higher education officials believed that by learning about different subjects, students…
2020-01-22 Major Universities Ending Legacy Admissions
Imagine that you work in a university admissions office. You see the applications of two students who have the same test scores. One would be the first in her family…
2020-01-19 Sexual Assault Remains Major Issue in US Higher Education
Few people understand the issue of sexual violence at colleges and universities in the United States better than Faith Ferber. Ferber began her studies at American University, or AU, in…
2020-01-12 Political Involvement Increasing Among College Students Worldwide
All over the world, more and more young people are becoming involved in political activities. In many cases, higher education is related to, or even at the center of, their…
2020-01-15 Five Tips for Great Language Exchanges
Harry Qiu began learning English as a young boy in Shanghai, China. Over the years, he became fluent, and later came to the United States for college. Qiu now attends…
2020-01-08 US School System to Give Students a Day Off For Civic Activities
One of the largest public school systems in the United States is about to launch a new policy. Later this month, students attending Fairfax County Public Schools, FCPS, can take…