Education

Student Suspended for Asking Miss America to Prom

By Sam Frizell

Quiz: How Would You Do On the New SAT Vocabulary Questions?

By Katy Steinmetz

Ole Miss Frat Chapter Shut After Racist Prank

By Charlie Campbell

Should U.S. Colleges Be Graded by the Government?

By Haley Sweetland Edwards
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East Coast Colleges Follow the Money South and West

Older universities try to keep pace with a shifting population

By Timothy Pratt

New SAT Will Test 'High Utility' Words

A redesigned SAT due out in the spring of 2016 will no longer reward students for the rote memorization of semi-obscure word definitions, but instead emphasize “high utility” words they're more likely to encounter in life

By Katy Steinmetz

It Doesn't Matter Where You Go to College

It just matters that you go.

By Michael Bernick

Common Core Sparks Parent Revolt

A landmark push to bolster U.S. Education standards is being greeted by a big backlash

By Alex Altman

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: 'They Simply Wanted Me to be Silenced'

On Tuesday, officials at Brandeis University backed off granting an honorary degree to Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Alian, a staunch women’s advocate and fierce critic of Islam, due to many faculty members’ requests and a large...

By TIME Staff

Harlem's Canada Changes the Education Game

When Geoffrey Canada founded the Harlem Children’s Zone 17 years ago, it was a one-block pilot program of wrap-around services for school children in Harlem. Today it covers 100 city blocks and serves thousands, providing...

By TIME Video

How To Help Low-Income Parents Talk To Their Kids About College

How to pay for college was the top concern for most parents.

By Annie Murphy Paul

Commencement Speeches Are for Suckers

Students want rap stars. Parents want astronauts. Donors want publicity. What’s a college president to do?

By Harold R. Wilde

Succeeding in Places for Which Your Past Hasn’t Prepared You

First-generation college students — undergraduates whose parents did not attend university — have reason to be proud. They’ve made it, against daunting odds. But once they get on campus, many of these individuals struggle.First-generation students...

By Annie Murphy Paul

Mother's April Fools' Day Prank On Her Daughter Backfires Very, Very Badly

School shootings are never a joke

By Melissa Locker

Designing Smarter Homework

There are innovative approaches out there. Why aren't we trying them?

By Annie Murphy Paul

New York Teen Gets Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools

Kwasi Ennis is a 17-year-old first generation Ghanaian who plans on becoming a doctor

By Laura Stampler

Snapchat Grows Up: How College Officials Are Using the App

Those paper brochures seem so...old school

By Olivia B. Waxman

Teen Gets $70K After School Demands Facebook Log-in

School officials forced a female student to give up her password after she posted about a mean hall monitor and flirted with a classmate on Facebook, even though the post and conversation happened off-campus and after school hours

By Charlotte Alter

Dad's Rant About Common Core Math Problem Goes Viral

Dad with engineering degree calls math problems "ridiculous" in viral rant, just as Indiana drops the Common Core. Ouch.

By Charlotte Alter

Miley 101: In Defense of College Classes About Celebs

Don't forget to do your home-twerk

By Lily Rothman
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