These kids have high rates of homelessness, poverty, pregnancy- but almost all go to college
Kalamazoo, Mich., is home to two area high schools―Central High and Loy Norrix, TakePart reports.
Month: October 2012
Pay for one course, get a bunch with BenchPrep’s subscription model
Ask any college student and they’ll tell you a typical textbook costs far more than $30 — even used. But online learning site BenchPrep recently announced a $30…
Study: One quarter of U.S. tech start-ups founded by an immigrant
A new study showing that immigrants founded one quarter of U.S. technology start-up companies could fuel calls to relax immigration rules ahead of next month's U.S. presidential elections,…
Colleges try new fixes to remedial education
After leaving high school as a teen mother, Ashley McCullough is back on track to receive a two-year degree and work as a respiratory therapist. But she first…
Taking ed-tech integration to new heights
Park University is an independent, nonprofit institution with 40 campus centers in 21 states and online. It’s one of the top providers of college courses for the U.S.…
How higher education may be easing the global recession
The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development recently released its Education at a Glance 2012 report, which examines education in OECD and G20 countries (where the data was…
Bulgaria pioneers new approach to listing universities
Petar Stanchev is the kind of student Bulgaria needs to keep. Last year, according to the country's Association of Private Universities, more than half of its college-bound students…
Colleges with the highest-paid grads
Graduates from these colleges earn the highest salaries in the country, according to data from PayScale.com, CNN reports.
Candidates: Where I stand on higher education
When voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, they’ll choose from among presidential candidates who have very different views on the major issues affecting America, including education.