Articles Another Reason to Care About School Design Researchers at the University of Salford say well-designed schools improve the academic performance of elementary school students by 25 percent.Liz Dwyer05 Jan, 2013
Articles Maybe We'll Meet That 2020 Goal: Graduation Rates Are at Record Highs Pew Research Center's latest analysis of U.S. Census Data reveals we might be on track for our national higher education goals.Liz Dwyer09 Nov, 2012
Articles American Students Are Paying More Than Ever For College (Again) Over the past five years, the average published price at a four-year university has increased by 27 percent.Liz Dwyer29 Oct, 2012
Articles Binders Full of Women: For College Grads, the Pay Gap Is Alive and Well A new report from the American Association of University of Women reveals that the pay gap is alive and well.Liz Dwyer28 Oct, 2012
Articles Millennials Still Read Books and Go to the Library All our fears about millennials kicking books to the curb in favor of Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl marathons might be unfounded....Liz Dwyer27 Oct, 2012
Articles Why Are Women More Interested in Going to College Than Men? Fewer male than female high school freshman and seniors say they want to go to college. What's the deal?Liz Dwyer31 Aug, 2012
Articles What Do Americans Say Is the Biggest Problem Facing Public Schools? Hint: it's not ineffective teachers or campus violence.Liz Dwyer25 Aug, 2012
Articles If You Have to Cram, You Might as Well Not Study Heading back to school? New research confirms that all-nighters are not going to help your grades.Liz Dwyer24 Aug, 2012
Articles Want Kids to Be More Altruistic? Give Them Arts Education People who engage in the arts or watch others do so are more likely to be civically engaged, socially tolerant, and altruistic.Liz Dwyer23 Aug, 2012
Articles Can the Promise of a Fatter Paycheck Lure Minority Students into STEM Majors? They can earn 50 percent more than minorities humanities majors.Liz Dwyer22 Aug, 2012
Articles Stop Sitting Still: Why Schools Need Standing Desks Sitting all day shortens our lifespan, so why do we still expect kids to do it?Liz Dwyer16 Aug, 2012
Articles A New Program Scours Twitter for School Bullying It could help identify online bullies and their victims—and eventually help curtail schoolyard savagery.Liz Dwyer05 Aug, 2012
Articles "Wat up wit u": Yep, Texting Is Killing Students' Grammar Skills Researchers find that the more students text, the more they see texting shortcuts as normal.Liz Dwyer03 Aug, 2012
Articles How Much Will Technology Really Change Higher Education? A Pew survey of tech experts and academics reveals that the majority believe a real revolution is on its way.Liz Dwyer01 Aug, 2012
Articles Taking College Classes in High School Keeps Low Income Kids on Track A new study shows that blending high school and college work can help motivated students from disadvantaged backgrounds thrive.Liz Dwyer24 Jul, 2012
Articles More Americans Are Disillusioned With the College Degree The number of adults who say college is a good investment is way down—just in the last four years.Liz Dwyer21 Jul, 2012