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Higher Education

Even as policymakers push to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees, university and college students and their families contend with ever-rising costs and debt, low success rates, and growing concern about equal access to a higher education. We cover the causes of these problems, and the innovations being tried to solve them.

Posted inHigher Education

Wondering what life will be like at college? This tool can help

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Olivia Sanchez and Noble Ingram November 11, 2024November 4, 2024

Where a student chooses to go to college will affect their life in countless ways. A lot goes into these decisions. One major consideration: Students often want to know what their life would be like at a given school. To help answer this big question, The Hechinger Report developed a tool that tracks various factors […]

Posted inOpinion

OPINION: The time has come to reimagine college textbooks for the modern digital era

by Vinay K. Chaudhri November 11, 2024November 8, 2024
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Encouraging Black and Latinx students to apply to selective colleges has become more urgent than ever

by Heather D. Wathington November 4, 2024November 1, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Going to college? Use our toolbox to help choose a school and plan the costs

Avatar photo by Noble Ingram November 1, 2024November 5, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

A community college could transform a region — and help itself grow. Will voters buy it?

by Alexa Ura October 30, 2024November 6, 2024
Posted inProof Points

Dual enrollment has exploded. But it’s hard to tell if it’s helping more kids get a college degree

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay October 28, 2024October 29, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Some colleges aim financial aid at a declining market: students in the middle class

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus October 24, 2024October 30, 2024
Posted inOpinion

STUDENT VOICE: Colleges and universities must do far more to support transfer students

by Rebbie Davis October 22, 2024October 18, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Tribal college campuses are falling apart. The U.S. hasn’t fulfilled its promise to fund the schools.

by Matt Krupnick October 21, 2024October 29, 2024
Posted inHigher Education

Tracking college closures

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Marina Villeneuve and Olivia Sanchez October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

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