FARMs status correlates with college enrollment
A report from Howard County, Md., links eligibility for free lunch in school with college enrollment and completion rates.
paying for college
Obama announces new College Scorecard
A new tool, a College Scorecard, for comparing the earning potential and debt incurred from attending different colleges, was announced last week.
Prez has a personal take on paying for college
The president will talk to students in several states as part of the 2015 Back-to-School bus tour. His past, their future.
Writing prompts: Tipping a restaurant server
We encourage students to write about this topic on the New York Times Learning Network blog: Should we eliminate tipping?
Durbin warns educators about for-profit colleges
Sen Dick Durbin of IL wants to make certain students avoid for-profit colleges that give students nothing but worthless degrees and high indebtedness.
IL community colleges to use PARCC for placement
The presidents of IL's community colleges agreed to use students' results on the PARCC tests to place them out of remedial classes that earn no credit.
Scholarships for the undocumented at Loyola?
Hats off to the students at Loyola University in Chicago, who just voted to add a $5 fee in order to fund a scholarship for undocumented undergraduate students.
Qualified free tuition at Harper
A community college near Chicago promises two free years’ tuition for students who keep up their grades, attendance, and community service.
81% take more than 4 years to graduate college
Graduation within 4 years with a bachelor's degree has become more elusive for more and more students who start college.
Reed College admits different students to get more money
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/10reed.html Reed College in Oregon, just minutes from downtown Portland, is known for its academic rigor…