Education

About 15,000 high school students worked with CollegePoint advisers this year to pick a college.

How Virtual Advisers Help Low-Income Students Apply To College

10:37am June 19, 2018

by Elissa Nadworny

Nearly one-fourth of high-achieving students from low-income families apply to college completely on their own. One approach to make the experience better? Pair students with a virtual adviser.

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Rates of "summer melt" are highest for students from lower-income backgrounds, especially if their own parents didn't go through the college application process.

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Summer Melt: Why Aren't Students Showing Up For College?

10:31pm June 18, 2018

As many as 40 percent of students who intend to go to college don't show up in the fall. Education researchers call this phenomenon "summer melt," and it has long been a puzzling problem.

A Guide To Parental Controls For Kids' Tech Use

7:06pm June 18, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

All the major tech companies offer parental controls — Apple is the latest. For parents, making the best of them can be tricky.

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NYC Mayor On Diversity Problems With City's Elite Public High Schools

6:53am June 18, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about his proposal to change how students are admitted to the city's specialized high schools.

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Virtual Advisers Help Out With College Admissions

8:12am June 17, 2018

by Elissa Nadworny

Nearly 1 in 4 high-achieving, low-income students apply to college completely on their own. A nonprofit aims to help them by connecting them to remote advisers.

Changes Coming To AP World History Classes

8:10am June 16, 2018

The Advanced Placement World History course will no longer include precolonial civilizations. Scott Simon talks to Amanda DoAmaral, a former AP World History teacher, about why she opposes the change.

What Teens Really Say About Sex, Drugs And Sadness

6:33am June 16, 2018

by Cory Turner

A new survey of America's youth offers more than a few surprises — and raises some important red flags.

The University of Southern California's provost denies that there was a cover-up of complaints about Dr. George Tyndall, a gynecologist who saw student patients at the Engemann Student Health Center.

Education

More Colleges Go Test-Optional; Google Launches College Search Tool

6:02am June 16, 2018

Also in our weekly roundup of education news, the University of Chicago makes test scores optional for applicants.

La Guardia Cross and his daughters Amalah, 3, and Nayely, 1.

How A Dad Filmed His Early Days Of Fatherhood And Became A YouTube Star

5:03pm June 15, 2018

by Elissa Nadworny

Amid the cat videos and makeup tutorials on YouTube, millions of people have watched a dad interview his daughters. But La Guardia Cross insists he's an "extreme nonexpert on fatherhood."

A lawsuit accuses Harvard of treating Asian-Americans unfairly in its admissions process.

Harvard Accused Of 'Racial Balancing': Lawsuit Says Asian-Americans Treated Unfairly

3:40pm June 15, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Harvard says it doesn't discriminate — and it notes that the suit is backed by the same activist who challenged the University of Texas' affirmative action policy.