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Posted inHigher Education

Tracking college closures

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Marina Villeneuve and Olivia Sanchez October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

College enrollment has been declining for more than a decade, and that means that many institutions are struggling to pay their bills. A growing number of them are making the difficult decision to close. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift In the first nine months of 2024, 28 degree-granting institutions closed, compared with 15 in […]

Posted inHigher Education

Beyond the Rankings: The College Welcome Guide

Avatar photo by Fazil Khan October 16, 2023October 29, 2024
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: Despite public skepticism, higher education can still change lives for generations to come

by Aneesh Sohoni May 30, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inElementary to High School

First nationwide look at racial breakdown of career education confirms deep divides

Avatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz September 16, 2021October 29, 2024
Posted inElementary to High School

The politics of sex ed leave a lot untaught

Avatar photo by Laura Antunez September 8, 2021September 6, 2023
college tuition freezes
Posted inHigher Education

Tuition freezes cool prices for some while affecting financial aid

Pete D'Amato by Pete D'Amato September 3, 2021September 15, 2021
virtual reality
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: How best do we teach kids about Holocaust horrors? Show them what it was like

Jennifer Rich by Jennifer Rich, Michael Haley Goldman and Sara Pitcairn July 26, 2021July 29, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, Map to the Middle Class

Interactive: Explore who gains most from canceling student debt

Pete D'Amato by Pete D'Amato February 22, 2021June 3, 2021
Posted inNews

New data: Even within the same district some wealthy schools get millions more than poor ones

Avatar photo by Tara García Mathewson October 31, 2020April 20, 2023
Posted inClimate change: Are we ready?

How will flooding affect your school?

Pete D'AmatoAvatar photo by Pete D'Amato and Caroline Preston May 23, 2020May 25, 2022
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