H.S. grades keep going up while test scores fall. What should colleges do?
Resuming a debate that has arisen occasionally in the past, some U.S. colleges have announced that they will no longer require applicants to provide standardized test scores, but instead will look to high school grade-point averages and subjective information. More...
Twin Falls County falls short of state's higher education goals
Twin Falls County is falling short of reaching the state's goal for higher education. More...
ED builds on efforts to improve services for students
As part of its ongoing work to protect students' civil rights and effectively, efficiently and fairly investigate civil rights complaints, today the U.S. Department of Education announced additional improvements to the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) Case Processing Manual (CPM). More...
Missouri’s public colleges need $1.4B in maintenance upgrades
Crumbling sidewalks, peeling ceilings and outdated classrooms are some of the challenges facing Missouri’s public colleges and universities. More...
House Democrats pile on to scrutinize DeVos
For two years, Democrats watched with fury as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sought to dismantle nearly every significant Obama administration education policy. More...
West Va. higher education: Many colleges but little learning or income
A legendary former four term governor of Ohio, James Rhodes, once bragged that he was placing a state university within 30 miles of every resident of the Buckeye State. More...
Family questions university after student's death from adenovirus
The family of a University of Maryland student who died from adenovirus is questioning the university. More...
College-educated cops enforce the law more aggressively
In the wake of controversial and widely publicized incidents involving the use of deadly force by the police against racial and ethnic minorities, President Obama appointed the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing in 2015 to propose ways to improve policing in the U.S. More...
Utah's System of Higher Education moves ahead with Utah College Advising Corps expansion
Utah's System of Higher Education is moving ahead with expansion of the Utah College Advising Corps, even before asking the Utah Legislature for a dime for the initiative. More...
