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Harvard Law Will Accept GRE

Move could change the debate in legal education about alternatives to the LSAT.

'Conversation Starter' on Ethical Data Use

New America releases framework to help colleges use predictive analytics to benefit students.

Closing the Gap

Black students graduate, on average, at a rate 22 percentage points lower than white students. Closing that gap will require individual institutions to improve completion rates and highly selective colleges to enroll more black students, a new report says.

Online Ed's Return on Investment

New paper casting doubt about the merits of online education raises concerns, but also questions from researchers who say it is "seriously flawed."

Measuring Adversity

College Board pilots system to help colleges make admissions decisions about who is disadvantaged -- and evidence from one college suggests 20 percent of decisions might be different. But lack of emphasis on race concerns some advocates.
Opinion

Are Great Teachers Poor Scholars?

David N. Figlio and Morton Schapiro share the results of a study in which they examined what, if any, link exists between the two.

AP Participation Is Up

More than 20 percent of most recent high school class nationally has taken and passed at least one exam.

Maybe College Isn't the Great Equalizer

Study links family income growing up to postgraduation income -- even after controlling for many factors. Other researchers disagree.