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May 7, 2015

How low can you go: Graduating without debt

For today’s graduates, shiny promises quickly lose their luster when the student loan payment book arrives before a job offer. 

May 7, 2015

Want to attack income inequality? US must expand vocational training, cut back on college

Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats have pushed back hard against Republican reluctance to raise the minimum wage. But to really address income inequality, federal and state governments should shift funds from colleges and universities and redirect resources and students into vocational programs.

May 6, 2015

Buffalo schools spend $5.4 million on free plastic surgeries for teachers, despite massive deficit

Even a $50 million budget deficit in the Buffalo school district couldn’t convince members of the Buffalo Federation of Teachers to cut down on their taxpayer-funded tummy tucks, breast lifts and nose jobs.

January 13, 2015

Professor reportedly admits faking AIDS vaccine to get grant money

An Iowa State University professor resigned after admitting he falsely claimed rabbit blood could be turned into a vaccine for the AIDS virus.

January 13, 2015

LA officials seek fix to $1B program after students crack iPad security, access video games

Education officials in the nation's second-largest school district are working to reboot a $1 billion plan to put an iPad in the hands of each of their 650,000 students after an embarrassing glitch emerged when the first round of tablets went out.

January 8, 2015

George W. Bush makes appearance at Ohio scholarship luncheon on anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Former President George W.

January 8, 2015

Students, faculty ask NYC judge to stop long-free Cooper Union from charging tuition

A storied New York college is facing off in court with students and faculty who want to stop it from charging undergraduate tuition for the first time in over a century.

January 8, 2015

In Ga. speech, Chelsea Clinton calls for opportunities for younger people in community service

Chelsea Clinton says more opportunities are needed to engage a younger generation in community service.

January 8, 2015

Rhodes Trust names 32 US students to receive full scholarships to pursue studies at Oxford

The Rhodes Trust says 32 U.S. men and women have been named Rhodes scholars and will enter Oxford University next October.

January 8, 2015

Napolitano to unveil plan calling for 5 percent tuition hikes at UC campuses over next 5 years

University of California President Janet Napolitano says tuition at the system's 10 campuses may go up by as much as 5 percent next year — and in each of the four years after that.