College-bound students at Match High School set money woes aside and become heroes, just for a day.
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Comments on the Trump Higher Education Budget Proposal
The Trump administration is proposing some substantial changes to how students and colleges are funded.
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What Does a Professor Do During the Summer?
The life of a professor isn’t idle.
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New York’s Free-Tuition Law Redefines the Idea of Universal College Access
This story produced by the Aspen Institute, an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Earlier this month, New York became the first state to enact legislation making public colleges and universities tuition-free for low- and middle-income students. The Empire State’s decision to cover tuition at all public colleges and universities extends pledges made […]
Posted inEducation, Featured, Higher Education
How a Little-Known Standardized Test Harms Community College Students
The Accuplacer test funnels students into costly remedial classes that many probably don’t need.
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A Mother and Son Go from Homeless to College
New York’s free tuition plan won’t help the neediest students. Should it?
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The 2017 Net Price Madness Bracket
Which college in this year’s NCAA March Madness has the lowest net price of attendance?
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Despite Family and Work Commitments, Student Veterans Outpace Classmates
Veterans using GI Bill benefits achieve success rates slightly higher than the average.
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Why Yale Should Shun Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman
The university has the wealth to repudiate this Trump-supporting plutocrat.
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Explaining America’s Segregated History to International Students — and Staying the Course
The challenges, and joys, of teaching “American Cultures” to undergraduates from abroad
