Apr 14 6 rules to help you make the best college decision By Alan Benson, Raimundo Esteva, Frank Levy It's that time of year again. If they haven't already, high school seniors are preparing to settle on their college choices by May 1. But then again, should they even go to college? Here to encourage them to go, with… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 5:51 First-generation students face unique struggles at elite colleges By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 6:38 Why families stress too much about college admissions By PBS News Hour The college admissions process can be riddled with anxiety and stress for high school seniors and their parents. But in the book “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be,” author and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni argues it… Continue watching
Mar 10 President Obama unveils ‘bill of rights’ for student loans By Josh Lederman, Associated Press ATLANTA — Issuing a clarion call to Americans saddled by student debt, President Barack Obama urged student borrowers Tuesday to stand up for their rights, and announced a medley of modest steps to bring some order to a notoriously chaotic… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:26 Why American students are struggling with – and defaulting on – small debts By PBS News Hour Student loan balances climbed to $1.2 trillion at the end of 2014, and delinquencies are rising even as they fall for most other types of debt. In fact, students with the smallest balances are most likely to default. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jan 23 Critics say Obama proposal will hurt families saving for college By Kyla Calvert Mason About 12 million people across the U.S. have money socked away, in most cases by their parents, in special savings accounts meant to be used to pay for college. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Obama: Community college should be ‘as free and universal in America as high school’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 8:22 With virtual seminars and lower tuition, Minerva Schools offers online alternative to college By PBS News Hour There are no lectures allowed at San Francisco’s Minerva Schools, an innovative college with a curriculum specifically designed to improve knowledge retention for students. Professors hold their seminar-style classes online, allowing Minerva students to move around the globe each semester,… Continue watching
Dec 18 Twitter chat: What can be done to curb drinking on college campuses? By Nora Daly In the United States, more than 1,800 students die each year from alcohol related incidents. An additional 600,000 students per year are injured while intoxicated, and nearly 100,000 sexual assaults have been linked alcohol consumption. What are colleges doing to… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 8:34 Why haven’t efforts worked to stop dangerous drinking at college? By PBS News Hour More than 1,800 students die each year in the U.S. from alcohol-related incidents, and nearly 100,000 sexual assaults have been reported that were linked to intoxication. How do we address the dark consequences of excessive drinking on college campuses? Gwen… Continue watching