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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
2019-02-03 US Colleges May Have Trouble Keeping Presidents
When Grant Cornwell became the 15th president of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, in 2015, he understood the challenges…
2019-01-30 Study: Speaking ‘Parentese’ Helps Baby’s Language Learning
It is common for adults to use “baby talk” when interacting with very young children. This way of speaking attempts…
2019-01-28 Teaching Social and Emotional Skills Through Art
Teaching children social and emotional skills is getting new attention in the world of education. Some experts say doing arts…
2019-01-27 College Group Works to Gather Data on Access, Completion
Unlike many other countries, the United States does not have one single governing body that sets education policy for the…