2022-02-26 Experts Worry about Effects of Fewer US College Students
Fewer people in the U.S. are going to college over the last two years. If the numbers continue, it could be a problem for the U.S. economy. Since the start…
2022-02-22 Some US Schools Slow Diversity Programs after Opposition
Alexis Knox-Miller, equity director for the Colorado Springs, Colo., school system, poses Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Conservative local school boards in the United States have already moved…
2022-02-19 Will Scandal Change How People View College Rankings?
The leader of Temple University’s business school was found guilty of reporting false data to increase his school’s rankings in an important publication. A former leader of Temple University’s business…
2022-02-15 States Pass Limits on Teaching Race, Teachers ‘Caught up in a Culture War’
Katie Peters, an English teacher at Whitmer High School, poses in her classroom on Feb. 7, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Seewer) Conservative American states are introducing more bills…
2022-02-13 Cyberattacks Hurt US Schools during Pandemic
Art teacher Sarah Hager works at a computer in her classroom at Cleveland Middle School on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio) The COVID-19 pandemic has…
2022-02-12 In a Time of Rising Prices, College Is Next
The campus of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for companies to produce and for people to buy goods. As a…
2022-02-08 Report Examines Teaching, Learning During COVID in 11 Countries
A teacher welcomes back students during a classroom lesson on day one of re-opening schools in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 10, 2022. How to keep students learning during school closures and…
2022-02-05 Florida Universities Aim for Academics after Years of Sports Fame
The Florida State quarterback is chased by players from Florida in the last game of the regular season for each team. Neither team won more games than it lost last…
2022-02-01 High School Completion Rates Fall in US during Pandemic
Graduates throw their mortarboards into the air in celebration after receiving their diplomas, following the commencement ceremony at Boulder High School, in Boulder, Colo. on Saturday May 18, 2013. (AP…
2022-01-29 US High Court to Review Race Consideration in College Admission
The U.S. Supreme Court recently said it would take a look at two cases challenging the use of affirmative action. (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts) The United States Supreme Court has agreed to…
2022-01-25 SAT College Exam Moves to Computer-Based Test
The company that produces the SAT said Tuesday the test will move to a computer version in future years. The maker of a test some colleges use to decide who…
2022-01-22 Dartmouth to Admit International Students Without Considering Ability to Pay
Dartmouth College recently announced that it would offer need-blind admissions decisions for international students. Dartmouth College in the northeastern state of New Hampshire recently announced need-blind admissions for international undergraduate…
2022-01-18 ‘Classroom on Wheels’ Teaches Woodworking Skills to Young People
Outside the mobile woodshop at Ballou Stay Opportunity Academy in Washington, D.C. Handing power tools over to young students could result in some disastrous situations. But if those tools are…
2022-01-17 Conflicts over Education to Come in 2022
FILE – A protester, demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, holds a sign outside the front windows of the Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles, Sept. 9,…
2022-01-15 Lawsuit Claims US Colleges Working Together to Limit Financial Aid
FILE – Columbia University students celebrate at the graduation ceremonies in 2019. A recent lawsuit claims Columbia and 15 others have worked together to limit financial aid to students. (AP…