Party Ban Is Patronizing, U.Va. Sorority Women Say
National sorority leaders have told members at the University of Virginia not to attend a multi-frat Bid Night party after a discredited article about a gang rape.
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The History of Campus Sexual Assault
Sixty years of research on campus rape yields scholarly insight into prevention and accountability.
Superintendent Reconsiders New School On Old, Contaminated Site
In a drastic change from her position last week, the superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools no longer fully supports replacing the deteriorating Lowrance Middle School with a new $15.4 million building on the same campus. Beverly Emory is also weighing the challenges of keeping open the adjoining Hanes Middle School.
Just Your Typical Teenagers Helping To Fight World Poverty
Their goal is to make the world a better place 15 years from now. And the U.S. State Department listened to their ideas. But that doesn't mean they are oblivious to Justin Bieber and Gossip Girl.
University Re-Imagines Town And Gown Relationship In Philadelphia
Drexel University is taking a hands-on approach to redeveloping one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods with a new center designed to serve not just students but mainly local residents.
The True Costs Of Community College
President Obama has proposed making tuition at community colleges free. But Youth Radio reporter Tylyn Hardamon found that paying for school is just one of many challenges facing today's students.
True Or False? Free And Reduced-Price Lunch = Poor
Poverty is the backdrop to so many discussions about learning. But do we have a good way to measure it in schools?
White House Won't Seek To End 529 College Tax Break
All 50 states and the District of Columbia sponsor 529 plans. Critics had called the proposal to limit them a tax hike on the middle class.
Dartmouth Bans Hard Liquor On Campus
The Ivy League school is also introducing a mandatory four-year sexual violence prevention and education program for students. The steps are part of efforts to reform social life at the college.
Girls Get Good Grades But Still Need Help. As For Boys ... SOS!
A study shows that girls do better in math, science and reading than boys in just about every country. So boys clearly need help to success in school. But so do girls.