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A survey of the nation’s college freshmen indicates a class of young adults stressed out about the cost of financing a degree, even if they’re relatively we...

A new partnership at eight U.S. colleges and universities is hoping to boost the number of Latinos with doctorates and, in turn, increase the pool of Latino f...

It wasn’t that long ago that tech entrepreneur Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca thought she’d never be able to go to college. As an undocumented immigrant, financi...

Two powerful new stories — one from China, the other set in Oakland, California — explore how educators are addressing perceived shortfalls in boys’ educa...

In the past quarter-century, Wendy Kopp’s idea for putting new college graduates to work in high-need public schools has grown from her undergraduate thesis p...

International comparisons in education usually focus on the national level—what countries can learn from one another. But a number of cities in North America ...

Whether it’s so their kids can do homework, play educational games or work with classmates on school projects, many low-income parents are motivated to purcha...

More than 22,000 young voters participated in the Republican caucuses Monday, a record turnout, according to an advocacy group for civic education....

With the first caucuses of the presidential election year imminent, it’s worth asking: Who will turn out among young voters in Iowa and subsequent states?...