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Posted inHigher Education

Culture wars on campus start to affect students’ choices for college

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus October 16, 2023October 16, 2023

When Angel Amankwaah traveled from Denver to North Carolina Central University for incoming student orientation this summer, she decided she had made the right choice. This story also appeared in USA Today She had fun learning the chants that fans perform at football games. But she also saw that “there are students who look like […]

Posted inHigher Education

‘Praying that my health holds out’: Many senior citizens expect to die with college loan debts

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus September 1, 2023August 30, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

Spending summer in class means these college students will be done in three years

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus August 22, 2023August 22, 2023
Posted inElementary to High School

To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

Avatar photo by Kavitha Cardoza August 7, 2023August 6, 2023
Posted inSolutions

Preventing suspensions: Tackle discipline problems with empathy first

Avatar photo by Tara García Mathewson July 20, 2023July 26, 2023
Posted inGuidance Gap

The school psychologist pipeline is broken. Can new federal money fix it?

by Kelly Field June 26, 2023July 6, 2023
Posted inRace and Equity

Many flagship universities don’t reflect their state’s Black or Latino high school graduates

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner June 15, 2023June 15, 2023
Posted inHigher Education

Michael Wang became a poster child for protesting affirmative action. Now he says he never meant for it to be abolished

Avatar photo by Olivia Sanchez May 31, 2023October 16, 2023
Posted inThe West

Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

by Carly Graf May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
Posted inDivided We Learn

The college degree gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus May 15, 2023October 16, 2023

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