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Even with the government shut down, lots of people are thinking about how to reimagine federal education research. Public comments on how to reform the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the Education Department’s research and statistics arm, were due on…
When the school year began in Virginia this fall, teenagers entering public high schools have something new on their curriculum: instruction on how to better understand and avoid the risks of gambling. Funded by the state’s very own gambling industry,…
An advisor who works with international students explains why foreign universities don’t care if your child is class president.
Here are the many differences to ponder between school at home and abroad.
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
The cities of Albuquerque, N.M., Boston, Chicago and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over changes it plans to make to the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF. The lawsuit, which also includes the nation’s two largest…
After nearly doubling during the pandemic, the rates of chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools are finally showing steady signs of improvement. A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states,…
Since the start of the school year, there have been more than 70 shootings on campuses across the U.S., according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. That level of violence is why educators in the U.S. face what feels like…
How to draw the line between support and micromanagement.
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.