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 04 Watch 11:07 What will be Obama’s lasting education legacy? By PBS News Hour President Obama and his former education secretary Arne Duncan exercised more power and influence over education policy than many predecessors. The administration placed a focus on testing, trying it to federal funding. In higher education, he emphasized the importance of… Continue watching
Dec 17 Controversy over ‘sanctuary’ campuses is misleading, legal analysts say By Sophie Quinton, Stateline Although the sanctuary campus movement is based on small policy tweaks, the term “sanctuary” is politically controversial. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 2:57 Why college should be a journey of listening By PBS News Hour Recently, free speech and censorship on college campuses have been hotly debated. Nathan Heller of The New Yorker believes that the solution to this dilemma lies not in the way we speak, but in the way we listen. When people… Continue watching
Dec 05 Risking political pushback, private colleges enroll undocumented students By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report Universities and colleges, some of which announced new policies on undocumented students only in the last few months, are now noisy with marches, protests and petitions demanding that these policies survive the Trump administration and that campuses be turned into… Continue reading
Dec 01 Universities cut some services for students over 25 By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report Forty percent of U.S. university and college undergraduate and graduate students are 25 and older, according to U.S. Education Department data. Yet colleges and universities are largely not set up to deal with them, causing their enrollment to fall. Continue reading
Nov 06 A look at Clinton’s pledges for the presidency By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press If Hillary Clinton makes it to the White House, a lot of eyes will be on her list of do's and don'ts. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 8:00 For these college students, the most difficult test may be basic survival By PBS News Hour The biggest challenge for these college students may not be exams or papers, but finding the means to survive. While the University of California system has worked to bring in more first-generation and “non-traditional” students, helping them stay, succeed and… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 9:44 Why student debt is ‘a crisis’ for some borrowers By PBS News Hour Student debt has been a prominent topic during this year's presidential campaign, with several candidates touting plans for tuition-free college. Indeed, more than 40 million Americans carry debt from student loans, totaling around $1.3 trillion nationally. While the median debt… Continue watching
Oct 08 Schools warn of ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam targeting parents By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Schools across the U.S. are warning about a scam to convince parents that their children have been kidnapped — even though they haven't — and to collect ransom money. Continue reading