This story was published by The 19th and reprinted with permission. Tucked in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s sprawling universal childcare plan is a little-talked-about milestone: In September, the city will …
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STUDENT VOICES: We were STEM-obsessed siblings as children. It shaped our pathway to Princeton and careers
As young sisters growing up in Las Vegas, we didn’t have the language to define our fascination with science. For Angel, it was an early obsession with questions about health …
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Algebra I is known as a gateway class: Students who pass the course are more likely to take advanced math courses, graduate from college and earn more money as adults.But …
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The biggest expansion of federal scholarship money in 50 years is at hand — and almost nobody is ready for it
At a time when polls show two-thirds of Americans think a higher education is no longer worth the price, Forsyth Technical Community College has a message for them. “College,” it …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Like many families, Jessica and Adrian Garcia, who live in the mountain resort town of Ruidoso, had to cobble together different child care options for their son …
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OPINION: America’s regional public universities can still be a bargain in a sea of high priced options
Higher education is under siege, with many students and parents balking at high costs. In a series of op-eds, university leaders lay out their efforts to keep college affordable. This …
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Harvard faculty have approved a controversial plan to overhaul the college’s grading system, including new limits on how many A’s professors can award. The goal: make an A mean something …
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TACOMA, Wash. — Noah Herd fell in love with computers as a kid. He taught himself to fix his family’s desktop when it broke and, after learning a programming language, …
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As colleges scramble to write rules for artificial intelligence in the classroom, one basic question remains unknown: How many students are actually using it? An anonymous survey of 338 undergraduates …
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OPINION:In a moment of uncertainty and growing public scrutiny, colleges should be investing in faculty to drive student success
U.S. colleges and universities are reeling from one of the most challenging years in recent memory. In 2025, institutions laid off more than 9,000 faculty and staff amid enrollment volatility, …