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.
Curriculum & Instruction
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…
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…
Guide to top diplomacy programs
These are the top 15 international relations master's degree programs, according to the College of William & Mary's Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) project's 2011 survey of…
Boise State seeks to redefine ‘well-educated’
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NYU opens ‘study away’ center in D.C.
New York University students interning in Washington can now continue to take official classes, conduct research with District-based faculty members, and live in dorms that likely qualify for…
Online game lets students slash, tax their way to balanced budget
University of Maryland (UM) College Park students last week finagled with federal spending and deficit reduction so that, at the very worst, they could delay economic Armageddon in…
Smith offers STEM immigration bill
A group of House members introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for foreign students who graduate from U.S. universities with advanced degrees in science, technology,…
Credit transfers from colleges made easier
A new agreement between the University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College is making it easier for students to earn a bachelor's degree in hospitality and…
Online mentors to guide women into the sciences
Hundreds of prominent women working in science, technology, engineering and math will become online mentors for college students next month, part of a six-week program to encourage young…