Dorms and Other College Housing: The Questions to Ask When Looking at Schools
The questions you and your child should be asking when you think about living arrangements.
Education
Explore innovations in learning, teaching methods, and educational policy. This category curates articles that empower students, teachers, and lifelong learners alike.
What Happens If You Submit Your College Essays After the Deadline
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
Why Catholic Colleges Can Be Great Schools for Students of Different Faiths
The admissions and financial aid official discusses the Catholic school’s universal values.
Millions of Borrowers in Biden’s SAVE Plan Would Start Paying Under New Settlement
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end a popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan, better known as SAVE, was the most…
A Look Back at the Early Years of AI in Schools with MIT’s TeachLab
View the full episode transcript. This month MindShift is sharing an episode from MITs TeachLab podcast. Hosts Jessie Dukes and Justin Reich have interviewed teachers, school leaders and students about how the debut of ChatGPT and Generative AI is actually…
How to Use an MBA to Advance in Your Field or Change Careers
Students may earn an MBA to develop new skills, expand their networks or accelerate a career change.
As Public Transitional Kindergarten Thrives, Child Care Centers Are Closing
California finally rolled out free preschool for all 4-year-olds in the 2025-26 school year, after more than a decade of expanding what the state calls transitional kindergarten. Many advocates hoped the move would ease child care shortages and close learning…
How One City is Finding Badly Needed Early Educators — And Getting Them to Stay
SAN FRANCISCO — In a playground outside a YMCA, Mayra Aguilar rolled purple modeling dough into balls that fit easily into the palms of the toddlers sitting across from her. She helped a little girl named Wynter unclasp a bicycle…
In College Admissions, Does Choosing an Obscure Instrument Help?
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
College Application Stress? A Psychologist Explains the Upside of College Application Stress
The adolescent health professor explains what students gain from going through the stress of applying to college.