Is this finally the moment for competency-based education?
Advocates argue that the delivery method’s flexibility is good for working students, and…
In a Denver barber shop, a prospective college student waited to fulfill his dream
The fall semester at Colorado universities promises a return to normal, prompting some to revisit college plans that the pandemic delayed.
How El Paso’s colleges are using the millions in federal funds they received during the pandemic
The federal aid helped students like Helen Bonds stay enrolled at El Paso Community College.
Texas lawmakers look to further restrict critical race theory
Conservative lawmakers wasted no time answering Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to enact further restrictions on how race is taught in relation to the nation’s history in public and charter school classrooms.
Northeast Ohio colleges face continued enrollment challenges
After steep declines last year, many colleges are projecting decreases again this fall.
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They wrote campaign checks to Tate Reeves. Then he appointed them to powerful ed boards.
The insider appointments are indicative of a system of favoritism that excludes historically Black colleges and universities.
The onscreen representation ‘In the Heights’ actually got right
For all its faults in tackling colorism and Afro-Latinx representation in film, there was one minority experience it handled well: the story of first-generation college students.
Hundreds of colleges are requiring COVID vaccines this fall. Can Mississippi?
Mississippi is still the least vaccinated state in the country, yet the universities are still trying to return to normal. Nearly 250 people have signed a letter urging the state board to require vaccines for students.
A false choice in California?
The University of California will cap international enrollments to admit more in-state students. But is it necessarily true that if someone gets in, someone else has to be left out?
In Virginia, a growing demand for workforce programs
Enrollments in the workforce grant program went up 8 percent in 2020 even while community colleges across the state and the nation saw substantial enrollment declines in credit-bearing programs.