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When the advocacy organization Young Invincibles made a tag cloud of responses to a survey of students’ attitudes toward financial aid, “confusing” and �...

To the sound of a score composed by New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis, the documentary film Rebirth: New Orleans opens with footage of the city soon after it h...

With today marking the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death, I thought I would share a post I wrote last year....

Latina teens who are bilingual, have Hispanic teachers and counselors, and are involved in extracurricular activities have a stronger likelihood of attending co...

Just how jam-packed with news is higher education these days? During the always-popular “The 10 Higher Ed Stories You Should Be Covering” session at EWA’s...

New Jersey is moving closer to passing legislation that would give undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children the ability to pay in-state ...

Latino Studies programs are popping up in unexpected places...

Dropout prevention is one of the holy grails in U.S. education policy, and for good reason....

More teachers are seeing their incomes and performance reviews tied to student test scores, a new national report shows...