By Andrew Kreighbaum. Broad coalition makes lifting ban on Pell Grants in prisons a top priority as lawmakers debate an update to the Higher Education Act. More...
Selecting Courses for Students
By Ashley A. Smith. A California community college is picking course schedules for students to encourage them to enroll full-time and reach graduation quicker. More...
Poll: Voters Oppose Free College, Loan Forgiveness
By Ashley A. Smith. A new Quinnipiac University poll finds 52 percent of voters oppose making all public colleges in the U.S. free. Only 45 percent support free public college. More...
Discrepancies in Estimates on Food Insecurity
By Ashley A. Smith. New research finds that while food insecurity among college students is a serious problem, studies on the issue may not provide accurate estimates of its magnitude. More...
Reinvesting in Community Colleges
By Ashley A. Smith. A new report challenges federal and state policy makers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility. More...
Report: Community Colleges Are Significantly Underfunded
By Ashley A. Smith. A report released today by the Century Foundation calls for more funding for community colleges and better research to estimate the financial needs of two-year institutions. More...
Rival Publishers Join Forces
By Lindsay McKenzie. Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education will combine to create one giant education publisher focused on digital content. Observers aren’t convinced that’s a good thing for students. More...
Scrutiny of a Financial Relationship
By Lindsay McKenzie. When an Arizona State professor accused the university of an unethical partnership with Cengage, the university denied it received grants from the company. But there was a financial relationship that wasn't revealed at the time. Students seek more details. More...
Making Monographs Open
By Lindsay McKenzie. A project that aims to slash the cost of producing monographs could help make more of them available to the public for free. But will scholars participate. More...
Seeking a Shared Global Standard for Digital Credentials
By Lindsay McKenzie. Nine universities in five countries are working together to create a shared infrastructure for digital academic credentials. More...