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Name the batch of funding that accounts for a quarter of the money that public universities dole out in financial aid. Can’t?...

Far more students seeking higher education degrees are part-time, older than the traditional 18-22 set and well into their careers...

The goal is simple: create a “cradle-to-college-and-career strategy” to lessen the achievement gap among boys of color...

Hispanic voters consider education the most important issue this election season, according to a new report by Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project. ...

The nation’s charter schools sector appears poised for still more growth — and potentially increased geographic diversity — as several states that have lo...

Deborah Loewenberg Ball began her career as an elementary school teacher, working for 15 years with a diverse population of students. But math stumped her....

“For decades, whenever you mention the word ‘education’ next to the word ‘Latino,’ the news that follows or the information that follows is not the mo...

In 2011, researchers at Texas A&M University found that black and Latino students, were twice as likely to receive an out-of-school suspension for their first o...

For new teachers, the first few years on the job can present a steep learning curve...