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The Hechinger Report

Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Tag: Higher education affordability

Posted inHigher Education

Even as colleges pledge to improve, share of engineering and math graduates who are Black declines

by Melba Newsome April 12, 2021April 13, 2021

As a junior studying bioengineering, Amida Koroma was a fixture on the dean’s list at the University of Maryland. Yet Koroma, who is Black, said she felt as if many of her white peers dismissed her as less capable. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour “When we’re working on group projects, they’ll say things […]

Posted inHigher Education, Map to the Middle Class, News

Poll: Nearly half of parents don’t want their kids to go straight to a four-year college

by Jill Barshay April 7, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inHigher Education

Pandemic reduces number of high school students taking dual enrollment courses

by Alexandra Villarreal April 3, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inUniversities, Inc.

Left in the lurch by for-profit college direct loans

by Sarah Butrymowicz and Meredith Kolodner March 25, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Here’s how to make sure low-income high school graduates don’t put off college indefinitely

by Rick Dalton March 25, 2021April 1, 2021
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: It’s time to stop using the FAFSA to determine who gets emergency aid

by Sara Goldrick-Rab March 23, 2021April 1, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn

Colleges are withholding transcripts and degrees from millions over unpaid bills

by Jon Marcus March 22, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inHigher Education

Beer making for credit: Liberal arts colleges add career tech

by Jon Marcus March 19, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inFrom The Editors Desk

COLUMN: As elite college applications soar, legacy admissions still give wealthy and connected students an edge

by Liz Willen March 18, 2021March 17, 2021
Posted inNews

How one small college exemplifies higher education’s problems and potential solutions

by Jon Marcus March 9, 2021March 11, 2021

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