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New Faces of Civic Learning
More community and commuter colleges are striving to get students involved in civic engagement projects and courses, which have traditionally thrived at residential campuses.
Shift on Grad Unions
NYU offers to permit election on collective bargaining for teaching assistants, but not for research assistants. Move marks shift for university, but union leader says it is based on "arbitrary distinctions."
Less Choice, More Mainstreaming
Latino students need colleges and states to focus on completion as well as access, and to reform remedial education, Colorado's lieutenant governor tells fellow educators.
Going to the Root of the Problem
Tennessee expands a remedial math project that reaches into high schools to boost college readiness, and the state's governor backs the reform with real money.
ACT Scores Slip
Average ACT scores are the lowest they've been in five years. English and reading scores dropped the most from last year.
Inputs Trump Outputs
Colleges that serve fewer disadvantaged students have higher graduation rates, new studies find, a fact policy makers should heed.
Follow the Money
New federal report tracks where 1 million student veterans are going to college, and where the $11 billion in education benefits they receive is going.
Graduates, Disengaged
Bachelor's-degree holders are less likely to be involved in and enthusiastic about their work than people with more or less education, survey finds.