2019-05-08 Bilingual Teachers in Short Supply Across America
About 10 percent of public school students in the United States are English language learners. In some states, that number is much higher. In California, for example, 38 percent of…
2019-04-30 Study: Girls Outperform Boys on Tech, Engineering, Even Without Class
Girls in America show more mastery in technology and engineering subjects than their boy classmates, says a new report. The information comes from national education data released Tuesday. The findings…
2019-04-28 Study: Female Researchers Get Less Financial Support than Males
Higher education is an important step on the path towards a meaningful, well-paying career in almost every modern job field. But becoming a doctor or scientist, for example, requires much…
2019-04-24 US Presidential Candidate Proposes Canceling Student Loan Debt
Student loan debt in the United States is over $1.56 trillion, the highest it has ever been. About 45 million Americans have debt from attending a college or university. Two-thirds…
2019-04-17 Study: Paper Reading More Effective Than Screen Reading
If you want to make sure that you understand this story as fully as possible, you might consider printing the article and reading it on paper. That is one of…
2019-04-21 Study: Some US Colleges Fail to Reach Rural Students
With more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the Unites States, it may seem like students have plenty of access to higher education. But that is not always the case…
2019-04-14 Some US Colleges Fail to Present Real Costs for Students
Understanding the cost of attending a college or university in the United States is not always easy. All colleges and universities in the U.S. are able to set their own…
2019-04-10 More Charges in US College Admission Plot
American government lawyers have added money laundering to the list of charges against actor Lori Loughlin and other parents in connection with a college admissions bribery case. On March 12,…
2019-04-07 College Students Who Turn to Drugs, Alcohol Can Have Problems Later
In popular culture, learning is not the only thing that takes place at colleges and universities in the United States. From watching movies and television shows, one might think that…
2019-04-03 Study: America’s Teacher Shortage Is a Bigger Problem than Thought
A new report says the shortage of skilled teachers in the United States is a bigger problem than people may think. The not-for-profit, Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, or EPI, published…
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…