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No More Attending Classes: These Community Colleges Let Students Learn at Their Own Pace

Elaine S. Povich

Big Changes Coming in How Maryland Teens Are Deemed Ready for College, Career

Danielle J. Brown

New Federal Rules on Distance Learning Leave Some Higher Ed Officials Scrambling

Jemma Stephenson

America’s Evolving Definition of Success: Where Do Schools Fit In?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

The Past, Present & Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The 74

Connecticut Higher Education Faces Big Cuts as Pandemic Funds Disappear

Keith M. Phaneuf & Jessika Harkay

Recruiter Logs 27,000 Miles Annually to Promote Higher Ed to Rural High Schools

Daniel Perez

The Future of College: Redesigning Campus Life to Help Support Incoming Students

Joanne Vogel

How to Get Into College if You Have a Criminal Record

Reyna Gobel

Mel Tucker Fired as Michigan State University’s Head Football Coach

Anna Liz Nichols

Kansas Faces Shortfall of 34,000 College-Educated Workers Through 2030

Tim Carpenter

10 Michigan Universities Commit to Admitting Students With 3.0 GPA or Higher

Kyle Davidson

A Degree Without Classes & Lectures? California Community Colleges Try New Approach

Adam Echelman

Children’s Savings Accounts Keep Education Aspirations High for Kids of Color

Ginger Young

How Many Cal State Employees are Accused of Sexual Harassment? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know

Mikhail Zinshteyn

Restricting College Tenure Could Hurt Economies in Texas and Elsewhere, Many Warn

Stephen Elliott

How A Student Paper Visualized Gun Violence and Captivated the Nation

Marianna McMurdock

Survey Says College Freshmen Need Mental, Financial, Academic Support

Daniel Perez

Nearly Half of States Allow Immigrant Students to Pay In-State College Tuition

Elaine S. Povich

Gen Z’s Declining College Interest Persists — Even Among Middle Schoolers

Joshua Bay

New ‘Anxious Nation’ Documentary Offers Intimate Portrait of Teen Anxiety

Marianna McMurdock

Students Blocked From Campus During COVID Want Refunds. Some Are Getting Them

Elaine S. Povich

Supreme Court Ruling Won’t Affect Tribal Colleges, Universities

Kolby KickingWoman

USDA to Provide $33M for Agriculture Projects at 19 HBCU Land-Grant Institutions

Ariana Figueroa

Should Universities Share Athletics Revenue With Players? California Bill Sparks Backlash

Ryan Loyola

Michigan Gov. Whitmer Establishes New Lifelong Education Department

Lily Guiney

Campus Diversity Will Be a Struggle Without Race-Based Admissions, History Shows

Elaine S. Povich

As Demand for Skilled Workers Rises in Texas, Work-Based Educational Programs See a Resurgence

María Méndez

Supreme Court Rules Against Biden Administration Student Loan Debt Relief Plan

Ariana Figueroa

University Credits But No Degree: Colleges Aim to Re-Engage Stopped-Out Students

Daniel Perez

Iowa Professors Say Students Must Be Educated About Artificial Intelligence

Eleanor Hildebrandt

Virginia Eyes Soaring College Counseling Demand as Answer to Workforce Shortages

Sarah Vogelsong

Students, Professors Speak Against Ohio’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers Bill

Megan Henry

Survey: Many Rhode Island Public School Students Don’t Feel Ready for College

Kevin G. Andrade

After Dobbs Ruling, Texas Lawmakers to Provide More Support For Pregnant Students

Kate McGee

New Pre-Admission Program Seeks to Get More Hoosiers into Colleges Statewide

Casey Smith

More States are Giving Students More Money to Pay for Community College

Elaine S. Povich

Senate Bill Would Create ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers at Ohio State and the University of Toledo

Megan Henry

Georgia State Awards Diplomas to First Graduating Class at Walker State Prison

Ross Williams

Ohio Economists: Scholarships Likely to Keep High Achievers In-State

Marty Schladen

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues Will Soon Have Women as Presidents — Here’s Why This Matters

Felecia Commodore

Black Community College Enrollment is Plummeting. How to Get Those Students Back

Karen A. Stout & Francesca I. Carpenter

Case Study: Delivering K-16 Outcomes with K-12 Dollars

Kevin Teasley

Why Sleep Is Key for Student Learning — and Earning A’s on Those Final Exams

Daniel Perez

Louisiana Republicans Want an End to Diversity Measures at Colleges

Piper Hutchinson

Ohio Higher Education Enrollment Drops 12% Over Decade

Megan Henry

Gov. McKee Seeks $10.4M to Fund Free Tuition Program for Rhode Island College

Nancy Lavin

Ohio AG Yost is Trying to Stop Billions in Student Loan Debt From Being Forgiven

Megan Henry

Bill Would Require Ohio Colleges to Disclose Costs and Alumni Income to Students

Megan Henry

College Transfer Enrollment Drops; Low-Income, Female & Asian Students Hit Hard

Joshua Bay

Virginia May Expand 529 Saving Plans, Allow Funds to Go to Workforce Credentials

Nathaniel Cline

New Voter ID Requirements in Ohio Put Hurdles in Front of Out-of-State Students

Megan Henry

Free Textbooks? It Could Soon Be a Reality at California’s Community Colleges

Alyssa Story & Carmen González

In New Graphic Novel, Pandemic Scatters a Vulnerable School Community

Greg Toppo

Momentum Builds for Helping Students Adapt to College by Nixing Freshman Grades

Jon Marcus

If March Madness Were about Social Mobility, We’d Be Cheering Florida Atlantic U

Jorge Klor de Alva

Texas Senate’s Priority Bills on Higher Ed Would End Tenure, Diversity Policies

Kate McGee

As March Madness Looms, Growth in Sports Betting a Threat to College Athletes

Jason W. Osborne

Iowa’s State Universities Not Shying Away From AI Technology in Classrooms

Eleanor Hildebrandt

3 Pandemic Lessons About Inequality in College & Why They Matter Today

Elena G. van Stee

Do College Faculty Help or Hinder Transfer Students? Depends on Type of School

Dr. Alexandra Logue

North Carolina Governor Directs Federal Money to College Mental Health Supports

Liz Bell

Iowa’s Board of Regents Advises Public Universities to Expand Distance Learning

Eleanor Hildebrandt

Some States Open College Savings Accounts for Every Newborn

Marsha Mercer

Why Nearly Half of Black Students Have Considered Stopping College

Marianna McMurdock

ChatGPT Scores a C+ At the University of Minnesota Law School. Now What?

Greg Toppo

A Watchdog Says the Feds Aren’t Doing Enough to Investigate Problem Colleges

Adam Goldstein

District-University Partnership Shakes Up St. Louis School Leadership

Marianna McMurdock

Focusing on the Right Fit Makes the College Search Easier — and More Fun

Adam Weinberg

New Data: Female College Enrollment Drops at Twice the Rate of Male Students

Joshua Bay

Helping More HS Students ‘Cross the Finish Line’ & Earn College Credit

Casey Smith

Taylor Swift 101: This College Links Her Music to Works By Shakespeare & Plath

Elizabeth Scala

Colleges Struggling to Recruit Therapists for Students in Crisis

Mark Kreidler

Study Shows Small Emergency Grants Can Help College Students Stay in School

Peter Sloane

How College in Prison is Leading Professors to Rethink How They Teach

Mneesha Gellman

One Big Barrier for Community College Students: Transportation to Campus

Elaine S. Povich

Why One State Is Considering a New Funding Model for Higher Education

Whitney Downard

FBI: Bomb Threats Against Black Colleges Trace Back to Single Juvenile Suspect

Ariana Figueroa

Colleges Asking All Students to Complete Survey About Free Speech on Campus

Henry Redman

Here’s How the Cost of College Has Changed Since the 1960s

Jill Jaracz

More Colleges Making SAT, ACT Exams Optional

Nathaniel Cline

Experts Expect K-12 Ripple Effects as Supreme Court Considers Race in Admissions

Linda Jacobson

ACT Scores Fall to Lowest Level In 30 Years

Asher Lehrer-Small

New Strategy in Fight to Get HS Grads to College: Expanded Dual Credit Programs

Casey Smith

One Way to Help College Students Get Enough Sleep – Pay Them to Go to Bed

Osea Giuntella

Traditional University Teacher Ed Programs Face Enrollment Declines, Staff Cuts

Marianna McMurdock

5 Challenges of Doing College in the Metaverse

Nir Kshetri

The ACLU’S Fight Against Classroom Censorship, State By State

Asher Lehrer-Small

‘Untapped Talent’: TA to BA Teacher Prep Program Scales Six-Fold Amid Shortages

Asher Lehrer-Small

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Law Is Unconstitutional

Asher Lehrer-Small

UW System Announces Program to Pay Tuition and Fees for Underserved Students

Henry Redman

Teens Have Changed Their Higher Ed Plans — Survey Shows They May Never Go Back

John Kristof & Colyn Ritter

How Promise Programs Help with College Costs & Aim to Reshape Communities

Kio Herrera

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

Linda Jacobson

No HS Degree? No Problem. A State’s Plan to Nudge Adults Into Community College

Maine News Service

Community Colleges Across NC Are Collaborating to Build Up Regional Workforce

Hannah McClellan

Georgia College Students Learning Hard Economics Lessons as Cost of Living Rises

Ross Williams

New Law Would Ban Anyone From Accessing Pornography Via College Wifi

JC Canicosa

University of Maryland Campus to Temporarily House Afghan Families

Jack Pointer

Rutgers to Provide Free Tuition to Undergrads From Low-Income Families

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
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