/college College en-US 2021 (c) 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Week Tue, 28 May 2024 16:54:21 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-more-important-to-students-and-employers-skills-or-credentials/2024/05 At the Reagan Institute Summit on 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ, leaders discussed the evolving value of college degrees versus career skills. Tue, 28 May 2024 16:54:21 GMT /teaching-learning/whats-more-important-to-students-and-employers-skills-or-credentials/2024/05 /leadership/opinion-brown-v-board-of-education-at-70-a-dream-dissolved/2024/05 This anniversary should remind us that progress is not inevitable. We stand now at a critical juncture. Wed, 15 May 2024 21:51:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-brown-v-board-of-education-at-70-a-dream-dissolved/2024/05 /policy-politics/miguel-cardona-in-the-hot-seat-4-takeaways-from-a-contentious-house-hearing/2024/05 FAFSA, rising antisemitism, and Title IX dominated questioning at a U.S. House hearing with 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Secretary Miguel Cardona. Tue, 07 May 2024 21:23:10 GMT /policy-politics/miguel-cardona-in-the-hot-seat-4-takeaways-from-a-contentious-house-hearing/2024/05 /teaching-learning/new-data-paint-bleak-picture-of-students-post-high-school-outcomes/2024/04 Students are taking much longer to complete credentials after high school than programs plan. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:31:04 GMT /teaching-learning/new-data-paint-bleak-picture-of-students-post-high-school-outcomes/2024/04 /teaching-learning/a-fafsa-calculation-error-could-delay-college-aid-applications-again/2024/03 It's the latest blunder to upend the "Better FAFSA," as it was branded by the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Department. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:40:55 GMT /teaching-learning/a-fafsa-calculation-error-could-delay-college-aid-applications-again/2024/03 /leadership/opinion-what-march-madness-can-teach-schools-about-equity/2024/03 What if we modeled equity in action in K-12 classrooms after the resources provided to college student-athletes? asks Bettina L. Love. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-march-madness-can-teach-schools-about-equity/2024/03 /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-a-major-headache-some-high-schools-are-trying-to-help/2024/03 High schools are scrambling to help students navigate what was supposed to be a simpler process. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:39:39 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-a-major-headache-some-high-schools-are-trying-to-help/2024/03 /teaching-learning/students-with-undocumented-parents-have-hit-a-fafsa-road-block-here-are-3-options/2024/03 A FAFSA expert provides advice for a particularly vulnerable group of families. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:37:05 GMT /teaching-learning/students-with-undocumented-parents-have-hit-a-fafsa-road-block-here-are-3-options/2024/03 /teaching-learning/students-feel-good-about-their-college-readiness-these-charts-tell-a-different-story/2024/03 In charts and graphs, a picture unfolds of high school students’ lack of preparedness for college. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:07:09 GMT /teaching-learning/students-feel-good-about-their-college-readiness-these-charts-tell-a-different-story/2024/03 /teaching-learning/dartmouth-and-yale-are-backtracking-on-test-optional-admissions-why-that-matters/2024/02 The Ivy League schools say test scores help them make better decisions, but most schools are keeping tests optional. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:58:23 GMT /teaching-learning/dartmouth-and-yale-are-backtracking-on-test-optional-admissions-why-that-matters/2024/02 /teaching-learning/high-school-students-think-they-are-ready-for-college-but-they-arent/2024/02 Four in 5 students say they're academically ready for college. Their test scores say otherwise. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:25:39 GMT /teaching-learning/high-school-students-think-they-are-ready-for-college-but-they-arent/2024/02 /teaching-learning/amid-a-rocky-fafsa-rollout-ed-dept-offers-colleges-more-flexibility/2024/02 The changes are meant to free up colleges and universities to process aid forms more quickly and easily. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:44:16 GMT /teaching-learning/amid-a-rocky-fafsa-rollout-ed-dept-offers-colleges-more-flexibility/2024/02 /teaching-learning/in-wake-of-hiccups-and-tight-deadlines-feds-beef-up-supports-for-fledgling-fafsa/2024/02 The newly designed Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, branded the "Better FAFSA," is prompting lots of frustration. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:21:04 GMT /teaching-learning/in-wake-of-hiccups-and-tight-deadlines-feds-beef-up-supports-for-fledgling-fafsa/2024/02 /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 Outside resources are helping to fill in the gaps. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:18:01 GMT /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-high-school-students-beware-of-college-career-centers/2023/12 College career offices aren’t equipped to help students get jobs after graduation. How can high schools help? Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-high-school-students-beware-of-college-career-centers/2023/12 /leadership/will-the-ban-on-affirmative-action-hurt-diversity-look-to-california/2023/12 Proposition 209 prohibited the use of race in education. Its effects were debated before the U.S. Supreme Court this year. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/will-the-ban-on-affirmative-action-hurt-diversity-look-to-california/2023/12 /teaching-learning/common-app-will-offer-some-students-direct-college-admission-its-ceo-explains/2023/11 A new program aimed at motivating more first-generation, low-income students to go to college launches this month. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:15:50 GMT /teaching-learning/common-app-will-offer-some-students-direct-college-admission-its-ceo-explains/2023/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-to-help-students-one-company-has-unlocked-100-million-a-year-in-college-aid/2023/11 A peer-based mentoring organization encourages high school seniors to apply to college and helps them receive financial aid. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-to-help-students-one-company-has-unlocked-100-million-a-year-in-college-aid/2023/11 /teaching-learning/heres-what-college-board-research-says-about-how-many-ap-classes-students-should-take/2023/10 The College Board looked into what the number of APs students take, and how well they do, says about their college outcomes. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:32:44 GMT /teaching-learning/heres-what-college-board-research-says-about-how-many-ap-classes-students-should-take/2023/10 /teaching-learning/how-many-ap-classes-are-enough-what-researchers-and-college-hopefuls-say/2023/10 For years students and families have grappled with how many AP classes to take for college. New research sheds some light on an answer. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:58:23 GMT /teaching-learning/how-many-ap-classes-are-enough-what-researchers-and-college-hopefuls-say/2023/10 /teaching-learning/why-calculus-remains-a-math-flash-point/2023/10 Debates center on whether all kids should take it or just those who want to major in STEM—and its odd place in college admissions. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:08:28 GMT /teaching-learning/why-calculus-remains-a-math-flash-point/2023/10 /teaching-learning/how-to-help-students-avoid-random-acts-of-dual-credit/2023/10 Some schools and colleges are working to ensure their dual-credit offerings count toward a degree. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:06:58 GMT /teaching-learning/how-to-help-students-avoid-random-acts-of-dual-credit/2023/10 /teaching-learning/the-sat-is-making-a-comeback-heres-a-look-at-the-numbers-and-what-they-tell-us/2023/10 More colleges have made the test optional, but students are still taking the SAT in droves. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:49:22 GMT /teaching-learning/the-sat-is-making-a-comeback-heres-a-look-at-the-numbers-and-what-they-tell-us/2023/10 /teaching-learning/the-fafsa-process-is-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2023/10 A college financial aid expert explains the newly designed FAFSA form, and why it's late this year. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:10:13 GMT /teaching-learning/the-fafsa-process-is-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/2023/10 /sponsor/college-rover/a-better-online-tool-to-help-in-the-college-search-process-202310 Preparing to go to college is an exciting time in your students’ lives, but it can also be hectic and stressful. College Rover can help. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:36:11 GMT /sponsor/college-rover/a-better-online-tool-to-help-in-the-college-search-process-202310 /technology/an-ai-teaching-assistant-boosted-college-students-success-could-it-work-for-high-school/2023/10 The chatbot helped improve grades and narrow gender gaps for students in large lecture classes. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:32:38 GMT /technology/an-ai-teaching-assistant-boosted-college-students-success-could-it-work-for-high-school/2023/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-we-lose-with-the-end-of-affirmative-action/2023/09 My own path to higher education demonstrates the importance of reaching out to students of all backgrounds, writes a Harvard medical student. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-we-lose-with-the-end-of-affirmative-action/2023/09 /teaching-learning/pandemic-high-school-grads-are-sticking-with-college-states-want-to-make-sure-they-finish/2023/08 Students' college persistence rates are back to what they were before COVID hit. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:01:45 GMT /teaching-learning/pandemic-high-school-grads-are-sticking-with-college-states-want-to-make-sure-they-finish/2023/08 /teaching-learning/are-some-students-taking-too-many-ap-courses-a-college-board-official-responds/2023/08 AP program head says one to two courses a year "optimizes" college readiness and helps increase access for other students. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:23:01 GMT /teaching-learning/are-some-students-taking-too-many-ap-courses-a-college-board-official-responds/2023/08 /policy-politics/biden-administration-outlines-how-colleges-can-pursue-racial-diversity-after-court-ruling/2023/08 The U.S. Departments of 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ and Justice say universities may partner with schools on outreach and recruitment of minority students. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:25:02 GMT /policy-politics/biden-administration-outlines-how-colleges-can-pursue-racial-diversity-after-court-ruling/2023/08