2019-03-30 More US Colleges Adding Marijuana to Their Study Programs
College student Grace DeNoya is used to people laughing when they learn what she is studying. Her degree centers on the marijuana plant — an intoxicating drug that is illegal…
2019-03-27 Rohingya Struggle to Continue Their Education in Refugee Camps
One morning in January, Kefayat Ullah walked to his school in southern Bangladesh, just as he had done most days over the past six years. Kefayat had always been one…
2019-03-24 Trump Signs Order Linking College ‘Free Speech’ to Federal Aid
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved an order linking “free speech” efforts at colleges and universities in the United States to federal money. Trump signed the executive order last Thursday…
2019-03-20 School Science Lessons Targeted by Climate Change Doubters
As climate change becomes more widely taught in American classrooms, some politicians are fighting for lessons to include information outside of usual scientific theories. A lawmaker from Connecticut wants to…
2019-03-13 Hollywood Stars, Executives Charged in College Admission Plot
American government lawyers on Tuesday charged 49 people in a $25-million plot to reportedly buy admission to top colleges. The schools involved include Yale, Stanford and Georgetown University. Those charged…
2019-03-17 Students, Schools React to $25-Million College Admissions Scam
United States government lawyers called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department. On March 12, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling announced that 50 people across…
2019-03-10 State Funding, Private Donations to US Colleges Increasing
After several years of financial difficulties, colleges and universities in the United States may finally be seeing their economic situation improving. Recent studies show that state support for American higher…
2019-03-06 Study: Majority-White US Schools Get $23 Billion More Than Non-White
In 1968, families of students attending Los Angeles County public schools took legal action against the state of California. They argued that the state’s funding system — which depended mostly…
2019-03-03 The Rise of Colleges without Classes or Professors
Students hoping to visit the grounds of Western Governors University will not find them: WGU operates entirely over the internet. But that is not its only difference from most other…
2019-02-27 Can Language Learning Happen During Sleep?
A new study suggests some language learning can take place during sleep. Researchers from Switzerland’s University of Bern say they discovered people were able to learn new language words during…
2019-02-24 States Look to Increase Governance of Struggling Colleges
For 185 years, Green Mountain College has been educating students in the small town of Poultney, Vermont. The college announced last month it is closing at the end of the…
2019-02-17 College Fraternities, Sororities May Harm Students’ Performance
Social organizations have long been a part of the student experience at colleges and universities in the United States. Fraternities and sororities have been a major part of the experience…
2019-02-13 Wikitongues Seeks to Save World’s Dying Languages
Experts say there are about 6,500 languages spoken throughout the world. But the United Nations estimates that about half of these languages are in danger of disappearing. The U.N. cultural…
2019-02-10 College Textbooks Moving from Print to Digital
The rising cost of attending a college or university in the United States has been an issue of much concern and debate in recent years. But what often does not…
2019-02-06 Snowboarding Champion Sets Sights on Ivy League Education
Chloe Kim was one of America’s top Olympians during last year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The snowboarding champion, who grew up in California, competed there at 17 years…