
Meet Thiel's inaugural class of super-elite "20 Under 20" fellowship recipients.

Instead of ignoring the role poverty plays in hindering student achievement, the next wave of reformers might tackle it head on.

These ten speakers inspired but still kept it real with their audiences, making their graduation speeches memorable years after they were given.

An incident of racial stereotyping in Boston has actually resulted in tens of thousands of dollars donated to support minorities in higher education.

What does "authentic, inquiry-based learning" even mean? It might be time for a moratorium on meaningless edu-speak.

According to counselors, low-income black students need to be talked up into applying to elite schools. Well-off white students need talking down.

Of course, the overall admission rate was lower than ever: 6.2 percent.

Thiel's program to turn dropouts into tech entrepreneurs isn't just hypocritical, it's also irresponsible.

Donors who chip in to send Philadelphia English teacher Zac Chase to Harvard will get access to his educational experience.

Desperate grads are turning to nonprofit and public sector jobs—and finding they like them. But will they stay?

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It turns out that the rest of the world is gaining on us. Guess which country is the fattest now?

You won't need a B.A. in anthropology to be an electrician or a dental hygienist.

The Waiting for Superman star says teachers unions are to blame for everything wrong in public education.

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