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Students

States Vary in Success at Improving High School Grad Rates

The record high American graduation rate masks large gaps among low-income students and those with disabilities compared to their peers.

May 12, 2015

Students

Murray State Creates Scholarship Specifically for Veterans

Murray State University has created its first scholarship specifically designed to support veteran students.

May 11, 2015

Students

Proposal Would Have Grads Who Leave Illinois Repay State Aid

A measure introduced in the Illinois legislature would make students pay back certain tuition breaks from the state if they leave Illinois within five years of graduation.

February 23, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Marion Barry, The People’s Choice

The former city councilman and four-term mayor was nothing short of a living, breathing testament to fortitude.

November 23, 2014

International

Education Historian Ravitch Wants More Input From Teachers on Common Core

Diane Ravitch said that while she opposes the standards, there’s no harm in getting public input about them as long as what teachers say is taken seriously.

November 20, 2014

Sports

Bowie State Fires Ex-NFL Player Charles Grant for Body-Slamming Student

Former NFL player Charles Grant has been fired from his position as a volunteer football coach at Bowie State University after a video surfaced showing him throwing a student to the floor.

November 12, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Fordham University Writing Workshop Helps Vets Get Memories on Paper

Veterans from World War II through Iraq and Afghanistan gather Tuesdays at Fordham University to tap their memories of military life and commit them to paper for posterity.

November 10, 2014

Sports

Former University of North Carolina Football Player Files Lawsuit

Former University of North Carolina football player Michael McAdoo has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to provide him and other athletes a quality education by guiding them toward sham classes.

November 10, 2014

Sports

NCAA Graduation Rates Improve, Critics Cry Foul

NCAA President Mark Emmert keeps touting the record-breaking graduation rates of Division I athletes. Critics keep balking at the interpretation of those numbers, citing recent academic scandals.

October 28, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Professor to Use Grant to Bring Computer Science to Elementary Schools

A Georgia State University professor will use a $1.2 million grant to develop curriculum to bring computer science to elementary schools.

October 21, 2014

Students

Rodriquez Continues to Make Parents’ Investment in Education Pay Off

New president of Queens College of The City University of New York hasn’t forgotten his roots and remains committed to being an agent of change.

October 5, 2014

Students

Can Focusing on Workplace Skills Increase College Completion Rates?

In spite of controversy, community colleges and businesses at a conference in New York say the answer is yes.

October 5, 2014