Education

Student Raul Ramos goes through his online homework during a session of a massive open online class, or MOOC, in Madrid, Spain.

New Research Shows Free Online Courses Didn't Grow As Expected

12:02pm April 11, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

A new study of free, online college courses says that growth fell short of early expectations, as well as a pattern among users: mostly college-educated, including a surprising number of teachers.

Alumnus Will Lawrence of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Network came back to Swarthmore to help the students effectively communicate their protest to the school's administrators.

Students Push College Fossil Fuel Divestment To Stigmatize Industry

10:54am April 11, 2015

by Carolyn Beeler

As a way to fight climate change, students at hundreds of campuses are pushing their colleges to divest from fossil fuels with sit-ins. But critics say divestment is the wrong tactic.

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Education

College Students To Get Downtown Winston-Salem Tour

1:30pm April 10, 2015

Downtown Winston-Salem may not be a typical spring break destination, but the city is about to get an influx of college students Saturday.

The difference is – these students are local.

Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap

12:56pm April 10, 2015

by Claudio Sanchez

A new study finds Mexican-American toddlers are lagging behind their white counterparts.

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About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says.

More Black, Latino Teens Say They're Online 'Almost Constantly'

6:55pm April 09, 2015

by Davar Ardalan

About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says. Experts say smartphones are defining teens' social habits.

Universities can have a hard time resisting the lure of luxury, which keeps room and board prices rising.

Think Tuition Is Rising Fast? Try Room And Board

5:46pm April 09, 2015

by Jill Barshay

Universities are raising food and housing prices faster than inflation.

India is definitely making progress in getting more kids into school. This facility is in Bhubaneswar.

Dear World, Your Grade For Educating Your Children Is ...

5:19pm April 09, 2015

by Marc Silver

Some people say a new UNESCO report is grounds for an F — 58 million kids still aren't in primary school. But maybe a better grade is A for effort — significant progress has been made.

Egg babies created by Aaron Warren's ninth-grade students at Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School in Los Angeles.

A Classic Prep For Parenthood, But Is The Egg All It's Cracked Up To Be?

3:40pm April 09, 2015

by Candice Norwood

It's a rite of passage for teens in sex ed: simulating parenthood by caring for a fragile, or fussy, surrogate — sometimes even an egg. But do egg babies really teach kids the hardships of parenting?

G.W. Carver Preparatory Academy has enrolled more than 50 unaccompanied minors from Central America. Principal Ben Davis says he's spending an extra $2,500 per student for special education services and instructional software tailored for them.

A New Orleans High School Adapts To Unaccompanied Minors

2:06pm April 09, 2015

by Claudio Sanchez

About 68,000 unaccompanied minors from Central America have entered the U.S. in the past year. We check back in with a school in New Orleans that took in 50 of them.

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States Review Laws Revoking Licenses For Student Loan Defaults

6:21pm April 08, 2015

by Eric Whitney

Montana could soon dial back laws that allowed defaulters to have their professional and driver's licenses revoked after failing to pay back debt.

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