• The bureaucratic obstacles that can derail low-income college students

    The bureaucratic obstacles that can derail low-income college students

    Sep 16, 2016 06:49 PM EST

    ... s degree, but there's something bureaucratic that's standing in their way, like a parking fine, a library fine, they didn't pay the graduation fee,” said Moses. “Lots of these trivial things that occur.” At a time when they’re under growing public pressure to improve the low ...

  • Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time

    Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time

    Jun 29, 2016 11:35 PM EST

    ... nation. Hari Sreenivasan takes us inside one state that is working to do better. It's another in our ongoing series Broken Justice. HARI SREENIVASAN: Graduation day in Lowell, Massachusetts, with all the typical fanfare, balloons, beaming parents and motivational speeches. MAN: All of you are sitting there trying to ...

  • What's in the No Child Left Behind rewrite?

    What's in the No Child Left Behind rewrite?

    Dec 09, 2015 10:35 PM EST

    ... Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers. The new law will give states flexibility to focus on additional measures such as graduation rates, Minnich said in an interview. There are risks that states may set goals too low or not act quickly enough, said Daria Hall ...

  • 80 colleges plan admissions revamp to reach more disadvantaged students

    80 colleges plan admissions revamp to reach more disadvantaged students

    Sep 28, 2015 08:52 PM EST

    ... need. But colleges that engage in “gapping,” in which some admitted students are not provided enough aid to attend, will not be allowed to join. Gapping is common among private colleges that do not have substantial endowments. To participate, colleges also must have a six-year federal graduation rate of ...

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    Text: President Obama's Speech on the Economy

    Apr 14, 2009 04:00 AM EST

    ... for decades, we led the world in education and economic growth.  But in this new economy, we trail the world’s leaders in graduation rates and achievement.  That is why we have set a goal that will greatly enhance our ability to compete for the high-wage ...

  • 'When districts can’t find teachers, students suffer.' Here's why teacher shortages are disproportionately hurting low-income schools

    'When districts can’t find teachers, students suffer.' Here's why teacher shortages are disproportionately hurting low-income schools

    Nov 21, 2022 07:06 PM EST

    ... either,” Knox said. Smith, superintendent of the West Bolivar school district, said that’s a problem he’s found as well, with local universities not graduating nearly enough teachers to fill the gaps. Others would rather work in higher-income areas, like north Mississippi, which has Memphis suburbs. Knox, Pringle ...

  • How first-generation Latino Americans are trying to close the wealth gap

    How first-generation Latino Americans are trying to close the wealth gap

    Oct 12, 2024 11:33 PM EST

    ... Hispanic family. John Yang speaks with author Giovanna González to learn more about how first- and second-generation Latino Americans are trying to close that gap. ... John Yang:  Rising stock in real estate markets have helped send total U.S. household wealth trending upward over the last 15 years or ...

  • Coronavirus fears may lead to big gap year for college students

    Coronavirus fears may lead to big gap year for college students

    May 05, 2020 03:41 PM EST

    ... and Yale. Now, she said, because of the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, her parents don’t need much convincing to let her take that gap year. “Especially with the possibility of having college online, they are actually a lot more on board,” Fang said. If she can’t go ...

  • More access to education could close the gender inequality gap

    More access to education could close the gender inequality gap

    May 31, 2018 09:08 PM EST

    Increased access to education is playing a role in reducing gender inequality around the world.

  • 5 things to know about a gap year, when students take time off

    5 things to know about a gap year, when students take time off

    May 02, 2016 03:12 PM EST

    President Barack Obama's daughter Malia is taking a year off after graduating from high school before attending Harvard University as part of an expanding program for students known as a "gap year."