Homework gap a growing focus for nonprofits, lawmakers as closures persist
Dive Brief: After declaring success in the goal of connecting most schools to fast, reliable internet, nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is turning...
Year: 2020
Colleges pull back tuition increases as pressure to manage costs mounts
In a normal year, many colleges would raise tuition by a few percentage points to keep pace with operating costs. ...
Districts seek distance ed ELL improvement ahead of fall
Dive Brief: Many of the nation’s 5 million English language learners lost English instruction time when schools shifted to remote...
Study: Earned credits, college admission rates higher among students in 9-14 model
Dive Brief: By 10th grade, students who attended the first seven New York City schools with P-TECH — a six-year,...
Fast Forward: What could reacclimation mean for schools beyond COVID-19?
Editor's note: This is the first installment of Fast Forward, a recurring column focused on long-term cultural and technological shifts...
College tuition discounts climb as revenue uncertainty looms
Dive Brief: Tuition discounts at private nonprofit colleges are expected to reach a new record this academic year, averaging 52.6%...
Survey: Most principals against holding students back a year
Dive Brief: More than three-fourths of principals say they expect student achievement in their schools to be somewhat or much...
U of California eliminates SAT, ACT as admissions requirement
The governing board of the University of California (UC) voted unanimously Thursday to largely abandon the SAT and ACT as...
Breaking down complex material can make high school curriculum digestible
Dive Brief: High school literary analysis and theory can be more engaging if the reading material is changed from complex...
Where did all the for-profit college commercials go?
Dive Brief: U.S. colleges' spending on advertising fell by about $423 million from 2013 to 2017, which new research largely attributes...
