News Explainers

Since 2008 millions of adults have earned college degrees, but still less than half of the nation’s labor force has completed a postsecondary education...

Latino and black parents who participated in a recent national survey believe educators’ expectations for poor kids are too low and that schools should do a b...

The system for funding American flagship public universities is “gradually breaking down,” said Robert J. Birgeneau, a former chancellor of the University o...

When Yehimi Cambron crossed the U.S. border from Mexico with her parents, they told her she would not have documented legal status in this country. But as a thi...

In the past decade, the reading scores of Hispanic and Latino students have improved by half a grade level, yet less than a quarter have tested proficient...

In the Long Beach Unified School District, Superintendent Chris Steinhauser actively recruits students to take Advanced Placement classes....

In an effort to diversify its faculty, California Lutheran University is trying a new approach in its hiring....

According to a leading economist, the public debate over affirmative action’s role in higher education is missing the point....

Programs that allow students to take college classes in high school have been gaining popularity in schools across the country....