2019-09-26 US Universities Report Drop in Students from China
For the past 10 years, the number of Chinese students at U.S. universities has been rising. But university officials are starting to see a sharp drop in Chinese students. Several…
2019-09-18 Finding Classroom Space in the Bahamas
The powerful ocean storm that struck the Bahamas earlier this month killed more than 50 people and destroyed many homes, businesses and school buildings. Now, Bahamian education officials are trying…
2019-09-25 Study Finds Educators, Students Agree: Technology Has Value
Technology is widely available to students in classrooms across the United States, a new study shows. The study comes from the non-profit NewSchools Venture Fund and Gallup, a company best…
2019-09-08 College Ratings: How Helpful Are They?
Lists that rate colleges and universities are very popular among parents and students in the United States. But are published lists the best way to choose the right school? The…
2019-09-15 Transgender College Students More Likely to Struggle with Mental Health
As growing numbers of young people report struggling with mental health issues, colleges and universities across the United States are working to meet their students’ needs. But a new study…
2019-09-11 Director of MIT’s Media Lab Resigns over Money Ties
Some famous universities are dealing with reports about their financial ties to businessman and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, has ordered…
2019-09-04 UN: Half of Refugee Children Do Not Go to School
The United Nations refugee agency says that more than half of the world’s 3.7 million refugee children do not go to school. The UNHCR said that means these children will…
2019-09-04 Palestinian Student at Harvard After Approval of US Visa
A Palestinian student who was at first denied entry to the United States has been admitted to the country. Ismail Ajjawi planned to attend Harvard University in Massachusetts. Harvard’s student…
2019-09-04 Train Your Brain to Think in English
If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. So, it may become part…
2019-09-01 College Success: Enjoying Residence Life
Editor’s Note: This report is part of a continuing series offering advice to students at colleges and universities on how to be successful throughout their educational experience. A college or…
2019-08-25 First-Year College Students Move Away from Home
Across the United States, many first-year college students leave home in late August and travel to their new home away from home: a college dormitory. One such student is Jason…
2019-08-18 College Success: Keeping Up with Mental Health
In many ways, the time spent seeking an education at a college or university can be some of the best years of a person’s life. College students are usually just…
2019-08-14 A Bus Becomes a School for Migrant Children
The children sit close together with little space between them. They study their notes, books and papers at desks where once there had been passenger seats. A teacher has hung…
2019-08-11 US Colleges That Offer Free Tuition
The high cost of a college education keeps some students from even thinking about going to college. Some schools in the United States want to help those students by offering…
2019-08-07 Baltimore Schools Working to Help Students Deal with Trauma
Tinazsha Johnson has experienced sad events and a lot of pressure in her young life. Two years ago, when Tinazsha joined a sixth grade class at a new school, she…