Feb 02 Experts don’t know how many students are prepared for college. Here’s why that matters By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report Experts say better data is needed to know if reforms are working. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:00 Universities tell foreign students: Don’t go anywhere By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump’s temporary ban from seven majority-Muslim countries is not only causing anxiety among travelers and policymakers. Students are also being affected, and across the nation and abroad, various protests continue on college campuses. Angel Cabrera, president of George… Continue watching
Jan 31 Why this community college is getting rid of remedial classes By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report Guttman Community College has an unusual approach to solving a ubiquitous problem. Continue reading
Jan 30 Most colleges enroll students who aren’t prepared for higher education By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report The vast majority of public two- and four-year colleges report enrolling students – more than half a million of them–who are not ready for college-level work, a Hechinger Report investigation of 44 states has found. Continue reading
Jan 26 Schools scrub signs of ISIS rule in battle-scarred Mosul By Larisa Epatko Soccer balls are bouncing again and schools are reopening their doors in eastern Mosul, a city in Iraq where government troops recently wrest back control from Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 6:08 School district tries making its police ‘more guardian than warrior’ By PBS News Hour Since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, there's been an increased police presence at schools. But that presence has also sparked concerns. According to a recent analysis, black students are more likely to be arrested on campus than their… Continue watching
Jan 24 How can wealthy private colleges better serve low-income students? By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report Nearly half of the nation’s wealthy private colleges and universities enroll so few Pell Grant recipients that they would rank in the bottom 5 percent of colleges enrolling such students. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 9:30 What will Betsy DeVos’ focus on school choice mean for public education? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:29 Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo By PBS News Hour Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of… Continue watching
Jan 16 DeVos to face questions over schools, conservative activism By Maria Danilova, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos is widely expected to push for expanding school choice programs if confirmed as education secretary, prompting pushback from teachers unions. But Democrats and activists also are raising concerns about how her conservative Christian… Continue reading