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More high school students in the class of 2019 took the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) than last year. However, overall scores were down.
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Americans are particularly pleased with the education systems and opportunities that the country offers. That figure reached a 15-year high this year.
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Some 44 million Americans share $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. The burdens and effects of this debt fall harder on people of color. Can student debt forgiveness help overcome the inequities?
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One frequent criticism of the U.S. school system, particularly public schools, is that teachers are paid less than people in many other professions. New research shows some teachers cannot make ends...
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An MBA is one of the most expensive degrees a person can pursue after graduating from college. Is the cost worth it? It depends on whom you ask.
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A new OECD report on skills development focuses on the need to ensure that adults have the digital skills they need to thrive in the years ahead. The United States scores well in some respects and...
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More U.S. teachers are taking on second jobs not just to supplement their incomes, but to make ends meet.
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Among the things lost in the admissions scandal involving parents who paid money under the table to get their children into elite schools is that college is not that hard to get into.
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Where does a scandal like the one that has thrown the nation's focus onto college admission start? Almost certainly, when families see how nearly impossible it is to get into the world's most elite...
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Hercules Capital Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) saw its shares trade down sharply on Tuesday, but it’s not based on earnings or any other traditional metrics that you might have expected. Tuesday’s drop is...
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A new study of the endowments of the top colleges and universities in America puts Harvard's endowment at more than $38 billion, well ahead of any other educational institution.
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Rising student loan debt has prevented about a fifth of young Americans from purchasing homes.
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Teachers at the Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the largest in the nation, have gone on strike to protest what they claim are classes with too many students.
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Millions of American high school students are or will soon be applying to colleges for the fall of 2019. More than 80% of colleges charge application fees and most applicants apply to three or more...
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A new report from the Educator's School Safety Network shows that a relative handful of states were responsible for half of the incidents and threats of violence that were recorded for the 2017-2018...
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