2018-11-21 US Education Secretary Proposes New Rules on Sexual Misconduct
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed new guidelines on a law that protects against sexual violence in schools. The…
2018-11-20 Former New York Mayor Gives $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins University
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he is donating $1.8 billion to his former school, Johns Hopkins University…
2018-11-18 US College IT Services Face Serious Spending Limits, Study Finds
Information technology, or IT, has entered into almost every part of modern life, and higher education is no exception. Yet…
2018-10-30 Number of English Learners in US Schools Keeps Rising
The number of English language learners in American public schools continues to rise. About 9.5 percent of public school students…
2018-11-07 Yemeni Teacher Opens Home to 700 Students
A Yemeni teacher has given up a valuable part of his life to improve education in the face of continuing…
2018-11-11 US National Average Data Removed from ‘College Scorecard’
There are many things for students in the United States to consider when thinking about which college or university to…
2018-11-04 US Universities Reconsider Ties with Saudi Arabia
Colleges and universities in the United States have received more than $350 million from the government of Saudi Arabia over…
2018-11-14 Number of International Students Coming to US Continues to Drop
The number of new international students attending American colleges and universities has dropped for the second straight year. Newly arriving…
2018-10-17 Harvard Accused of Discriminating Against Asian-Americans
A United States federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, is hearing a discrimination case against the oldest university in the country.…
2018-10-14 US Public Colleges Fail to Serve Black Students, Study Finds
The United States has a long history of systemic inequality in its treatment of minorities, especially African Americans. Now, a…
2018-10-21 Students Win Legal Action against US Education Department
Students defrauded by for-profit colleges won an important legal victory on Tuesday. A U.S. federal court ruled against a request…
2018-10-10 Study: Nearly 10 Percent of US Airbnb Hosts Are Teachers
People across the world use Airbnb to offer their homes to travelers usually for a nightly fee. The home-sharing service…
2018-10-24 Language Study: Babies Learn Better with Others
A new study has found that young babies learning languages through video materials do better with other babies around than…
2018-10-28 Non-degree Programs May Not Serve Men and Women Equally
Generations of people in the United States have seen higher education as the best path towards a well-paying and satisfying…
2018-09-30 Does Using Technology in the Classroom Help College Students?
Almost anywhere in the world, you are likely to find people doing the same thing at eateries and in other…