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Apr 02

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Pop-up pantries aim to reduce food insecurity for college students

By Brandis Friedman, WTTW

Food pantries are appearing more frequently in a surprising type of location: colleges and universities. More than 700 educational institutions belong to a national nonprofit aiming to alleviate food insecurity among college students. From PBS station WTTW in Chicago, Brandis…

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Mar 19

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How high school students feel about college admissions scandal

Outrage has swirled since federal prosecutors charged 50 people, including CEOs and high-profile celebrities, in an intricate scheme to secure college admission for their children through extensive cheating and bribery. High school students share their perspectives on the scandal and…

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Mar 15

How some wealthy parents game the college admissions process

By Patty Morales

While the actions uncovered in the indictments were blatantly illegal, it’s far from the first time affluent Americans have used their status to secure seats at some of America’s most elite colleges.

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Mar 12

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How a bombshell bribery scandal illuminates the ‘corruption’ of college admissions

Scandal has ensnared some of the nation’s top colleges, as prosecutors allege that wealthy parents conspired to help their kids cheat on college admissions tests and funnel bribes to college athletic coaches to secure admission into elite schools. William Brangham…

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Dec 06

How colleges are preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet

By Gretchen Frazee

In a world where not only universities, but private companies, are getting into the education game, the pressure to keep up with an ever-changing work landscape is stronger than ever.

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Nov 30

How colleges are adapting to the decline in liberal arts majors

By Ben Felder, Education Writers Association

The decline in liberal arts enrollment has forced many colleges to eliminate courses and, in some cases, entire majors.

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Nov 25

Opinion: Virtual reality tours give rural students a glimpse of college life

By Carol Cutler White, The Conversation

A federally funded program is trying to increase high school graduation, college readiness and college enrollment at low resource high schools.

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Oct 30

Billions in Pell Grants go to students who aren’t graduating, new data shows

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

Taxpayers have spent more than $325 billion in the last decade on Pell Grants meant to help low-income students graduate, but only half of Pell recipients at four-year universities and colleges graduated within six years, new data show. It’s the…

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Oct 09

Watch 6:45
Aging Maine repays college debts to attract younger workers

By Hari Sreenivasan

Maine, land of lobsters and lighthouses, is also the nation’s oldest state. With a median age of 43, roughly a third of its population is in or approaching retirement. To counter its aging workforce, the state is attempting to attract…

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Oct 01

Quiz: Do you know how to avoid mountains of student debt?

By Beth Kobliner

How much do you know about applying to and paying for college? Take this true/false pop quiz to see where you stand.

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