Education

Williams College, seen here, is one of the institutions that reportedly received a letter from the Justice Department about communications with other colleges regarding students admitted via early decision.

Justice Dept. Investigating Early-Decision Admissions At Elite Colleges

10:19pm April 11, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Colleges including Amherst, Williams and Middlebury are said to have received letters asking them to retain communications with other schools about admitted students, as part of an antitrust probe.

Arizona teachers and education advocates march in front of the Arizona Capitol highlighting low teacher pay and school funding in Phoenix.

Walkouts And Teacher Pay: How Did We Get Here?

4:30pm April 11, 2018

by Cory Turner

School funding is down in many states, and U.S. teachers earned less last year, on average, than they did back in 1990.

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In California, The First Union Forms At A Virtual Charter School

12:12pm April 11, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

After four years of organizing, online teachers win higher wages and student caseload caps.

Arizona teachers marched in in front of a Phoenix radio station Tuesday, waiting for Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to show up for a live broadcast.

Arizona Teachers 'Walk-In' To Protest Low Pay And Low Funding

7:58am April 11, 2018

by Casey Kuhn

The teachers are demanding a 20 percent pay raise. Their action follows similar protests in Oklahoma, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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Putting Your Life Back Together After A School Shooting

6:16am April 11, 2018

In 2015, Hannah Miles was attending Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., when a gunman opened fire on a classroom — killing 10 people. Once the media left, Miles had to confront reality.

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Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protest in Arizona shortly after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the program would be suspended.

Education

Arizona Supreme Court Denies DACA Students In-State Tuition

7:31pm April 10, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The ruling means immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will have to pay up to three times what they've been paying to enroll in classes starting in summer.

Share Your Financial Aid Award Letters With Us

2:04pm April 10, 2018

by NPR Ed

NPR Ed is investigating student financial aid award letters, and we'd like to see the ones that you have received.

Education

Black Magic: Richard Potter Reappears

1:39pm April 10, 2018

He was one once of the most famous entertainers in America. Why haven't you heard of him?

Education

Oklahoma Girl And Singer Blake Shelton Have Textbook In Common

6:59am April 10, 2018

The seven-year-old is excited that she has the same book that the country music star used in 1982. Her mom is less excited — thinking the decades-old book should be replaced with a newer version.

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California's Higher Ed Diversity Problem

6:00am April 10, 2018

by Claudio Sanchez

California colleges have made remarkable progress enrolling racial and ethnic minorities over the last 20 years. And yet, faculty and institutional leaders remain overwhelmingly male and white.