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Duncan Pushes for DREAM Act as It Stalls, Again
As the U.S. Senate appeared poised to move ahead on a defense spending bill, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Tuesday...
Worried About Retirement
Should colleges and their employees be doing more to encourage savings and better-informed planning?
Opinion
At the Rendezvous of Victory
The C.L.R. James Library in London is being renamed. Scott McLemee wants to halt the vandalism.
Legacy of Bias
New book says elite colleges -- public and private -- have continued alumni admissions preferences even though they favor the wealthy and white -- and the favoritism isn’t needed for donations.
Senate Panel Sets Date for Next Hearing on For-Profit Colleges
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has scheduled the third in its series of oversight hearings on for-profit...
Student Fees for Athletics Add Up, Often Invisibly
Students were charged more than $795 million to support athletics programs at 222 public universities that play in the National...
Losing HOPE
Popular Georgia scholarship that spawned many other merit programs faces financial struggles, and policy makers concede some tough choices ahead.