1 in 3 college-bound high school graduates don’t make it there
As many as one-third of high-school graduates apply to college, are accepted and plan to enroll, but don't end up in class or enrolled in a post-secondary education program.
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A new skirmish in the reading wars: Teachers take on the department
A new front has opened up in the reading wars, with the NSW Teachers Federation and a senior academic taking on the NSW Department of Education over how phonics are best used when children are learning to read.
Instructors, students rally for tuition-free college
Central Florida instructors, students and others are joining a statewide call for tuition-free college, something that is already available in several states and has been a topic of national discussion recently.
What do top colleges have against transfer students?
In May, Princeton University announced that it accepted 13 transfer students for this fall’s freshman class.
For sale: Survey data on millions of high school students
Three thousand high school students from across the United States recently trekked to a university sports arena here to attend an event with an impressive-sounding name: the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders. Many of their parents had spent $985 on tuition.
President Trump signs bipartisan technical-education bill into law
President Trump signed legislation Tuesday that renews a federal workforce development program, sending $1.2 billion a year to states but with fewer requirements from Washington on how to spend the money and assess the success of programs.
Google is making a foray into college admissions
It can be one of the most important — and often stress-inducing — decisions of a young person’s life. And now, Google is getting involved.
A Japanese medical university lowered women’s test scores because it was a “necessary evil”
Tokyo Medical University for years doctored the test scores of female applicants to admit fewer women because school officials believed that once women got married and had children they would be unable to fulfill their emergency shifts at hospitals.
A Harvard sorority says it will disband rather than go co-ed in response to university sanctions
Two years ago, Harvard University issued an ultimatum to single-gender student groups. Go co-ed, or forfeit members’ opportunities to hold leadership positions on campus and to win the university’s endorsement for prestigious postgraduate fellowships.
Public college tuition in Va. is going up 5 percent this year
In-state students across Virginia’s public colleges will pay an average of 5 percent more for tuition and mandatory fees this year
