December 20, 2015 Sallie Mae reaches nearly $100M settlement with feds over costly loans to military members Student lender Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that it charged members of the military excessive interest rates on their student loans, the federal government announced Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 Study: No connection between school spending, student outcomes For decades, it's probably the most troublesome question facing education: Why are results for U.S. public school students so mediocre, despite the billions of taxpayer dollars spent?
December 1, 2015 Bill Cosby's image as generous philanthropist falls under shadow of sexual assault allegations Bill Cosby's record of big donations to colleges and other institutions has been a key part of his rosy public image.
November 30, 2015 Schools working to tackle 'summer melt,' keep incoming college students on track to enroll The excitement of acceptance into that dream college has passed. The first day of classes is still weeks away. But the resources provided by high school teachers and computer labs are no longer available for recent graduates.
November 21, 2015 College in NYC suburbs raises $80,000 a year with valet parking, shuttle to nearby airport A state college in the New York City suburbs has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other programs by offering parking spaces and bus rides to a nearby airport.
November 21, 2015 Dozens of student loan recipients face default after refusing to pay back money Calling themselves the "Corinthian 100" -- named for the troubled Corinthian Colleges, Inc., which operated Everest College, Heald College and WyoTech before agreeing last summer to sell or close its 100-plus campuses -- about 100 current and former students are refusing to pay back their loans, according to the Debt Collective group behind the strike.
November 10, 2015 GOP debate: What parents want to hear about education In the midst of a presidential campaign, what can a candidate do to break through on education?
September 14, 2015 Notre Dame plans $400M project at football stadium The University of Notre Dame's iconic football stadium will be flanked by three massive buildings under a $400 million project that will also create nearly 4,000 premium seats at the "House that Rockne Built."
May 7, 2015 Tenured professor's take: The real way to rein in college tuition, student debt President Obama is working on a regulatory framework to contain education costs, but I doubt his ideas will work. Having been a tenured professor for 24 years, here is my take from the inside.
May 7, 2015 Why investing in education is good for our economy For the national economy, education is the tide that lifts all boats. If American workers had just one additional year of education, S&P estimates the U.S. Gross Domestic Product would increase by $525 billion over five years.