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According to a new survey of employers, American colleges don’t produce enough qualified graduates for today’s workforce. Among the complaints: […]

As the nation braces for cuts to federal programs under sequestration, a top education reporter describes how this new era […]

If students learn about personal finance in grade school, they’ll be more responsible spenders as adults. So goes the thinking […]

A high school English teacher in Michigan says making videos of Shakespeare plays is better for students than memorizing facts […]

We met Tracy Edwards last year during our reporting at the YES Prep charter school network in Houston, Texas. Unlike […]

Most private schools give out aid packages based on merit, often trying to compete for students from wealthy families who […]

Mississippi legislators recently passed legislation that would allow charter schools in the state for the first time. In the Mississippi […]

For much of the 20th century, a Catholic education was often a relatively inexpensive, higher-quality alternative to inner-city public schools. […]

Teacher quality was in the news again last week with a PBS documentary about former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee […]

Veterans who enter the workforce often have a tough time translating their military experience to “resume-ready” skills. But a new […]

Oklahoma is one of the most politically conservative states in the nation and it’s also home to one of the […]

Ever heard of the self-employed college professor? Thanks to the efforts of the for-profit education company Straighter Line, some professors […]

According to the U.S. Department of Education, schools are actually safer than they’ve been in decades – which makes the […]

It turns out being popular in high school could actually be important later in life. New research from the University […]

In the 1960s “white flight” sent many middle-class families from the cities to suburbs out of fear that the quality […]

Since handwriting is becoming less important in modern life, teaching cursive is going out of style in American schools. But […]

For a long time it was assumed that a “digital divide” existed between rich kids and poor kids. But emerging […]

Florida governor Rick Scott is proposing a tiered pricing plan for the state’s colleges and universities that would cut tuition […]

The GED test was created to help returning World War Two veterans who hadn’t graduated from high school have an […]