Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Two decades ago, Congress picked a particularly bad way to save money. More...
Bound for college? New report suggests it's not for everyone
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Picking between a four-year college and an automotive technology program after high school wasn't a difficult choice for Pleasant Plains senior Cameron Geist. More...
Can MOOCs cure the tuition epidemic?
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In the United States, the biggest obstacle standing in the way of students going to college is not their high-school grades or their test scores. It’s cash. For low-income applicants especially, soaring tuition is one of the main reasons that as many as 40 percent of those accepted in the spring don’t show up in the fall. More...
Questions with the man who oversaw higher ed under Obama
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. During his last day as the person in charge of higher education under the Obama administration, Under Secretary Ted Mitchell took a few minutes to talk to The Atlantic by phone about the U.S. Education Department’s accomplishments, failures, and what he plans to do once he hands in his government I.D. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. More...
Emerging social trends among millennials
Saving university independence
What’s happening beyond the public eye in ED?
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Here’s the question everyone’s asking: Will the new administration’s education department spur states toward voucher programs and relax regulation of for-profit higher ed. More...
What the Trump Administration may mean for campus sexual assault
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. During Betsy DeVos’s Senate confirmation hearing yesterday afternoon, Trump’s nominee for Department of Education secretary dodged questions about how she would address college sexual assault — a top concern under the Obama administration. More...
Affordability, access, fate of undocumented students concern higher ed leaders
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Last November, a group of higher education professionals sat around a small conference room table with a few reporters to discuss the state of the higher education industry. More...