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___ AP IMPACT: Post-recession, higher education paths diverge Determined to learn their way out of the Great Recession — or eager to rise ab...

In Texas affirmative-action ruling, Supreme Court seeks race-blind admissions

In a ruling Monday, the US Supreme Court gave its sternest warning yet that the use of racial discrimination in admissions should be the l...

4 ways higher ed has changed, post recession

More urgent. More crowded. More expensive. Also, more flexible and accessible to millions. That, in a nutshell, is how higher educ...

GMP, 4 colleges collaborate on energy innovation

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont's largest power company and four colleges have signed an agreement to collaborate on energy innovatio...

Booker brings education ideas to NJ Senate race

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Cory Booker had just 53 days to convince New Jersey Democrats to nominate him to be the state's next U.S. S...

Ind. seeks $614K for standardized testing problems

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The superintendent of Indiana's public schools announced Friday she would seek more than $614,000 in damages ...

How Grad School Officials Evaluate International Applicants

International students often wonder what those who evaluate their graduate school applications are thinking as they read a candidate's...