For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say
Internal government documents, watchdog reports and interviews suggest that little has been done to crack down on colleges accused of predatory behavior.
More schools are teaching kids how to cope with emotions. Which programs actually work?
The popularity of social-emotional learning has given rise to concerns about low-quality curricula entering schools. But in Bristol, Virginia, a school is seeing academic success by focusing on students’ emotional well-being.
Record number of colleges stop requiring the SAT and ACT amid questions of fairness
Standardized admission tests “have lost their luster as a common yardstick.”…
Why your toddler can’t learn from a screen
Toddlers often are unable to understand that the person on the screen is real, relevant and represents an actual adult, one researcher said.
The Trump administration is pushing to make college costs and outcomes more transparent, as an alternative to regulating institutions. But some of the data is inaccessible and inaccurate, and much is provided by colleges and universities with little independent oversight.
One in three first-generation students quits college within three years. Can colleges boost grad rates by building relationships with students’ parents?…
A handful of universities are trying to help more black and Hispanic students get into and through graduate school, where they enroll in disproportionately low numbers. This is a problem not only for the students, but for the schools themselves…
A decline of nearly 2.9 million college students nationwide since 2011 is driving a frenzy of recruiting in California, one of the few places in the country where the number of college-ready high school graduates is going up.
The complexity of what "free college" really means is leading to confusion about whether students qualify. In fact, the people who would benefit the most, such as those who attend part-time or older students, are often excluded.
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