Students listen as Mr. Page spoke on the bus about high interest rates.
Brian Page, a teacher in Ohio, took students in his personal finance and economics class out into the real world for lessons on high-cost lending.
After years of robust enrollment increases, graduate applications from South Korea to American colleges have dropped, raising concerns that Chinese applications may follow the trend
A collection of studies shows that the burden of student loans may well cause the borrowers to make different life decisions — choices that affect the overall economy.
ConnectEDU, a college and career planning site that collected student data, has proposed selling information as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
The police said on Thursday that they were taking legal action to obtain all transcripts and recordings of interviews with paramilitary members who took part in an oral history project.
A growing number of high school students have discovered an alternative route to college through fringe sports like rugby.
Janet L. Yellen, chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, told the graduates that her predecessor, Ben Bernanke, did not let setbacks during the financial crisis deter his effort to revive the economy.
It is facing an uproar after adding to its statement of belief that Adam and Eve “are historical persons created by God in a special formative act, and not from previously existing life-forms.”
The United States, which lags most other industrial nations in educational performance, also has a persistent gulf in the test results between the rich and the poor.
Jameis Winston, the Heisman Trophy winner who has been accused of rape by a former student, did not attend the hearing, which focused on two of his teammates who witnessed part of the sexual encounter.
Tabtor offers, along with the usual sums, something seemingly unique: an instructor who tracks a child’s progress and offers feedback.
The Agriculture Department will allow some schools to delay adding more whole-grain foods to meals this year, responding to criticism from school officials and Congress that the standards were too difficult to meet.
Large chains are increasingly joining established independent hotels by tailoring their decorations and amenities to attract college-related business.
Wyoming, which has been enriched by the sale of its natural resources, was the first state to reject new national science standards for schools, but it likely won’t be the last.
A report by the left-leaning Institute for Policy Studies also found that part-time faculty grew more quickly at public universities with the highest-paid presidents.
Colleges across the country are wrestling with student requests for what are known as “trigger warnings,” explicit alerts that class materials might upset them because of past trauma.
St. Michael's College School in Toronto has teamed up with the University of Toronto's sports medicine clinic in a program to support recoveries.
Group travel and social events are taking a bigger share of M.B.A. students’ time — and money.
New products aim to remove the obstacles to reading and writing effectively on tablet computers.
Marking the anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, civil rights advocates say American schools are increasingly split along racial lines.
A student-led movement aimed at ridding college endowment funds of fossil fuel investments got its start at Swarthmore College, which has yet to sign on to the cause.
A road map to help those with student loans steer clear of common repayment mistakes and protect their credit scores.
The list of “sexual assault violators on campus,” was quickly scrubbed away, but by early this week it had reappeared on the walls of several other women’s bathrooms around campus.
Robert J. Birgeneau, a former University of California, Berkeley, chancellor, withdrew from Haverford’s commencement, joining a number of others who have backed out of speaking engagements this spring in response to campus objections.
Sallie Mae, the student lender, and Navient, its former subsidiary, have agreed to pay $97 million to settle complaints about excessive fees and interest on loans to military service members.
In Hagerstown, Ind., high school students will be making their own burgers from scratch — raising cattle to supply cheaper food for their cafeteria.
Facing government funding cuts and sharp spending increases, some British universities are raising money in the bond market.
Rich students complete their college degrees; working-class students like Vanessa Brewer usually don’t. Can the University of Texas change her chances of success?
Applications from transgender students and a Title IX ruling are forcing women’s colleges to reconsider admissions.
Higher executive pay at public universities pairs with raised tuition, fewer course offerings and an increase in miserably paid adjuncts.
A new movie’s troubling questions include whether the best schools encourage social mobility or perpetuate privilege.
* Need is the most important word. And the most misunderstood.
Richard Pérez-Peña and Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Edvisors, answered reader questions on paying for college.
High-achieving women are returning to jobs they left to care for children or aging parents, taking advantage of help offered by the banks and law firms that first hired them. Also, going to school to become an umpire or referee: In the big leagues, at least, the money is good.
Average scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been rising but large disparities among races and economic classes remain.
A complete summary of demographics and student performance over the past decade for every school in New York.
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