Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University
March 14, 2024
9 Black women who were working on or recently earned their PhDs told a researcher they felt isolated and shut out.
March 15, 2024
The University of Maryland has lifted its suspension of most fraternities and sororities after an investigation into hazing and alcohol-related activities
March 15, 2024
While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities
March 16, 2024
After the pandemic, young Chinese are again looking to study abroad
March 16, 2024
South Sudan is shutting all its schools and warning of an extreme heat wave that's expected to last two weeks
March 17, 2024
Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students with healthier food than is available cheaply elsewhere. Plus, reducing stigma increases the number of kids getting fed.
March 18, 2024
Learning how to produce polished prose can greatly enhance your value on the job.
March 18, 2024
Republican attorneys general in two dozen states are pushing back against a proposed Biden administration rule that seeks to expand diversity in apprenticeship programs
March 20, 2024
The credentials can be earned online in a matter of weeks and may lead to higher salaries, but not always.
March 20, 2024
A Nebraska lawmaker is now the subject of a sexual harassment investigation
March 20, 2024
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies
March 20, 2024
Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses and other public servants
March 21, 2024
Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of Gen Z quite like the COVID-19 pandemic and that extends to launching nonprofits
March 21, 2024
The U.S. Education Department says it discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year’s college applications
March 22, 2024
The Colorado university where a student is charged with killing his suitemate and another person in a dorm room last month has hired two former U.S. attorneys to review of what led to the shooting and whether any campus policies and procedures can be improved
March 25, 2024
Nearly a year after a shooting at a Christian elementary school in Nashville that left three adults and three children dead, students and their families have formed tight bonds out of their shared grief
March 26, 2024
If you have young kids, the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, represents a rare opportunity to teach them about science.
March 26, 2024
A 24-year-old woman is telling jurors that she was repeatedly raped and sexually harassed a decade ago as a seventh-grade student in Virginia, and that school officials reacted to her pleas for help with indifference
March 26, 2024
Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district’s diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis says the state’s chief attorney is showing racial bias
March 26, 2024
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions
March 27, 2024
The total solar eclipse expected on April 8 already is inspiring school lessons in science, literacy and culture
March 28, 2024
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity
March 28, 2024
A bridge engineering expert discusses the costs and limitations of building structures to withstand extreme events – and what it takes to prepare the next generation of civil engineers.
March 28, 2024
Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning
March 28, 2024
Trump Media plummets to new low on the first trading day the former president can sell his shares
Kentucky sheriff charged in judge's death allegedly ignored deputy's abuse of woman in his chambers
Germany to install missile defence systems on new government jets, Spiegel reports
Robinson will not appear at Trump's North Carolina rally after report on alleged online comments
Zoo Atlanta bids farewell to pandas after 25 years
Central banks may face volatile inflation for years to come, ECB's Lagarde says
Max Verstappen punished for swearing in F1 news conference
Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were 'missing out'