For High-Performing, Low-Income Students, Taking a College Admission Test for Free Could Be a Game-Changer
Virginia researchers find universal free admissions testing can boost the pool of college-going students by 20 percent to 40 percent.
Virginia researchers find universal free admissions testing can boost the pool of college-going students by 20 percent to 40 percent.
Students from poor families are more likely than wealthier students to opt for a short-term degree, delay college, or leave without a diploma, federal statistics show.
Affluent children with low test scores have a 71 percent chance of becoming affluent adults, the study finds, while high-scoring poor children have just a 31 percent of chance of growing up to attain wealth.
Why do grades seem to matter more than test scores in predicting which students complete college? A new study suggests one explanation.
While overall educational attainment is rising globally, students' educational success is still largely a function of their economic status growing up, according to a report released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Indiana's efforts to give students more control over their academic transcripts may prove a boon for researchers and school reformers, too.
Mark Schneider, the new director of the Institute of Education Sciences, is pushing for new directions in the Education Department's research agency: more research on higher education and long-term achievement, and more practical results for educators.
Education economist Bridget Terry Long, a former chairwoman of the National Board for Education Science, has been named dean of Harvard University's graduate school of education.
A new study suggests that students who have lower-achieving classmates in college than they had in high school show more symptoms of depression.
A new study comes as more high schools nationwide experiment with an array of school schedules, from late starts to four-day weeks and alternating block classes.
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