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Not-So-Final Exam
What if a professor gives a test and accidentally gives out the answers -- but only to some students?
Looks Matter
High schoolers who are physically attractive are more likely than others to complete college, study finds.
Update: White House Meeting Postponed
Nelson Mandela's death puts on hold caucus for college leaders to talk about lower-income student success, for which they have been asked to set specific goals.
Another Kean U. Scandal
Associate vice president for academic affairs leaves after report she wrote is found to have been plagiarized.
Third Try Isn't the Charm
Most community college students take a break from college on the way to earning a four-year degree, but few make it there if they "stop out" more than once.
Opinion
Wrong Answer on Remediation
States that shut down developmental education without trying some emerging alternatives will hurt the low-income students they are claiming to help, write William Tierney and Julia Duncheon.
In the Dark on Data
Adult students aren't using College Scorecard and other consumer websites as they consider college, and they aren't interested in performance metrics like graduation rates and debt levels.
Scorecard for Scorecards
Complete College America talks up peformance-based funding at its annual meeting, releasing a report that rates the 16 states that have tried it so far.