education

Your SAT and ACT scores could make a difference in your job future

By Zachary Treu

A nice SAT or ACT score may end up paying dividends even after college graduation.

From gender equality to world hunger, students take on tough issues

By Larisa Epatko

While growing up in Avondale, Ariz., Stephanie Arzate dreamed of becoming an architect. But her life changed course after she participated in an after-school program organized by New Global Citizens, which ignited in her a passion for women’s rights.

Closing the Gap: Sen. Tim Scott on fighting poverty by offering ‘cafeteria plan’ of educational choices

By PBS News Hour

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Billionaire inventor James Dyson demands UK invest in engineering

By Andy Swab

Billionaire business man James Dyson -- the man behind Dyson vacuums, fans and heaters -- said earlier this week that the United Kingdom’s government should pay students to take engineering and science courses while at university.

Even at an early age, women underrepresented in tech

By Sarah Sheffer

Silicon Valley business woman Sheryl Sandberg has popularized a movement to get professional women to “lean in” and fight for their positions at the top of their fields. With no female equivalent of Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in tech,…

More states granting in-state tuition to immigrants

By Elisabeth Ponsot

15 states have statutes on the books that allow students who have lived in the state for a set number of years, but who lack legal immigration status, to pay in-state tuition.

Obama pledges accessible pre-k, higher education for all families

By PBS News Hour

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Obama renews his commitment to equality in education

By Rachel Wellford

President Obama reiterated his commitment to a range of education issues in his 2014 State of the Union on Tuesday, from early childhood education to training high schools in the technical fields to affordable college tuition.