The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department's work to other agencies.
Here are three ways that this network of small, embedded community colleges is dramatically improving bachelor's completion for first-generation students.
Emily Lerner came up with the idea to pair students with older adults living in assisted living facilities in the Ann Arbor area. They meet weekly, and, over the years, many have forged lasting friendships. Since then, Perfect Pair has expanded to 35 campuses in 23 states, and more than 40 "pairs" meet on a […]
Seven years after Kentucky replaced remedial education with a statewide corequisite model, the state's students are progressing farther and faster through college.
A celebration at the California Academy of Sciences marked a major milestone for 223 San Francisco high school seniors who are now headed to college with significant financial backing. The Crankstart Foundation, a family-run organization, hosted its first-ever send-off event for recipients of a scholarship program now in its second year. The scholarship provides students […]
In the Trump administration's latest move to limit trans rights, the Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into Smith College, an all-women's college in western Massachusetts, for admitting trans women. The 155-year-old school says it "is a women's college and considers for admission any applicants who self-identify as women; cis, trans, and nonbinary […]
The San Diego Community College District said it experienced system outages after an ongoing attempted cyber attack that started on Saturday. The district, which includes San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar and Continuing Education colleges, said the attack was detected immediately by the district's IT system. It said that as a safeguard, the district's internet, email, […]
