Apr 26 Watch 7:35 These key decisions can shape your post-college destiny By PBS News Hour This time of year, high school seniors and their families are thinking about where they’ll be headed to college in the fall. In “There Is Life After College,” author Jeffrey Selingo examines how one’s post-college years are influenced by crucial… Continue watching
Apr 26 Michelle Obama hosts National College Signing Day 2016 By Kenya Downs First Lady Michelle Obama hosts the third annual National College Signing Day event at New York City. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 9:50 How Rust Belt city Youngstown plans to overcome decades of decline By PBS News Hour Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 6:07 NYC community colleges invest in student support to boost grad rates By PBS News Hour Can New York City dramatically increase graduation rates at its community colleges? That's the goal behind a support program for full-time students, which offers financial help, convenient schedules and the encouragement of an adviser. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Apr 12 America’s increase in college degree-holders lags behind national goal By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report When it comes to the goal of increasing the number of people with college degrees to 60 percent by 2025, the U.S. is behind schedule. Continue reading
Apr 07 Some states bypass Congress, create their own versions of the DREAM Act By Larry Gordon, The Hechinger Report While Congress remains deadlocked on a DREAM Act, some states welcome undocumented immigrants to public universities. Continue reading
Apr 06 North Carolina bathroom law could change rules at public colleges By Josh Logue, Inside Higher Ed Three university employees are suing the state after North Carolina passed a law requiring public colleges to segregate bathrooms by biological birth gender, forcing transgender students and faculty members to use facilities that don't reflect their identities. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:41 Why digital education could be a double-edged sword By PBS News Hour Public education is becoming increasingly digitized -- these days, schools can compile everything from a student’s grades to their eating habits in online profiles. But while this technology facilitates personalized learning, it also puts student data at risk of being… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 8:23 Need a college scholarship? There’s an app for that By PBS News Hour Raise.me, a college scholarship app, rewards high school students for their advanced classes and extracurricular activities with “micro-scholarships” -- guaranteed tuition payments paid by their eventual college -- that range from $25 to $1,000 for each of their academic achievements. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 8:11 Former foster youth defies odds, determined to change the system By PBS News Hour Only about half of all youth in foster care in the U.S. graduate from high school, and just one in 10 enroll in college. But 19-year-old James Turner, raised in foster care since he was 18 months old and now… Continue watching