2023-05-13 Recreation Attracts Students, Adds to College Experience
When GianMarco Douglas was thinking about which medical school to attend earlier this year, he had a number of things…
2023-05-09 College Board to Change AP Black History Class Again
The College Board is changing its new Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course again. Over the winter, the AP…
2023-05-06 Debate Brings Many Benefits to Students
Nearly three hours after midnight, Tajaih Robinson and Iyana Trotman of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina finally heard…
2023-05-02 Evidence-based Reading Methods Called for in US Schools
There has long been a debate among experts about how best to teach children to read in the United States.…
2023-04-29 US High Court to Reconsider ‘Affirmative Action’ Policies at Colleges
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy ordered businesses working for the U.S. government to treat workers and people applying for…
2023-04-25 Brazil’s Strong Reaction to School Shootings Differs from US
On April 5, a man killed four children in a Brazilian daycare center. In the weeks since, Brazilian officials have…
2023-04-22 While Some Students Skip College, Trade Schools Are Growing
Almost every area of higher education in the United States has fewer students registering for classes. But many trade programs…
2023-04-18 Advisors Help Students Finish Community Colleges
Ten years after suspending her studies, Briana Mathis, a 30-year-old mother of two children, is in her first year back…
2023-04-15 Some Students Ask ‘What Is the Point’ of Community College
Recent research suggests that there has been a big drop in enrollment in community colleges. Two-year community colleges fill the…
2023-04-11 US States Aim to Increase School Safety after Shootings
An elementary school shooting in the U.S. state of Tennessee recently left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead. Now, state…
2023-04-08 Small Florida College Worries about Government Involvement
Willem Aspinall is a 19-year-old student at New College of Florida. He grew up near Chicago. He called his school,…
2023-04-04 Afghan Girls Struggle with Internet for Online Classes
There are a growing number of educational centers trying to reach Afghanistan’s girls and women through online classes in their…
2023-04-01 On-campus Violence Concerns Some International Students, Not Others
Gun violence can happen anywhere in the United States. It can happen at a school for children, a holiday parade…
2023-03-30 Italian City Invites Florida Students, Parents to Visit ‘David’ Statue
What does a small school in the American state of Florida have to do with the famous Italian statue of…
2023-03-28 Study: Students Who Slept Less Struggled More in School
American high school students who slept less than seven hours each night during the pandemic were more likely to struggle…