Joanne Jacobs
If college loans can be used for living costs, and not paid back ...
Federal student loans aren't loans any more, writes Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute. President Joe Biden is "establishing...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 16, 20231 min read
Gen Z teens want practical skills, on-the-job learning
Gen Z teens are very practical, writes Bruno Manno on The 74. In the recent Question the Quo survey, high school students say they want...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Grades and grad rates rise, and that's not good news
Grades are up! Graduation rates are rising! But that's not good news. Test scores are down, across the country, writes Hechinger's Jill...
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 28, 20231 min read
'They're here for the Wharton brand, a 4.0 GPA and to party'
Cheating has become the norm for college students, writes Suzy Weiss on Free Press. "Remote learning" during Covid lowered standards and...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 8, 20231 min read
A sharp right turn for Florida's New College: 'We are recapturing higher ed'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to turn the very progressive New College of Florida, the state's liberal arts honors college, into a...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 5, 20232 min read
'Restorative justice' for sexual assault cases?
Some California colleges are experimenting with "restorative justice circles" to deal with sexual assault charges, report Oden Taylor and...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 3, 20222 min read
Suicidal students: What can universities do?
Yale discriminates against students with mental-health issues, according to a lawsuit filed this week, reports William Wan in the...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Why does Kalamazoo Promise work for women but not men?
The Kalamazoo Promise, which guarantees college scholarships to all graduates of the Michigan city's schools, has increased college...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 5, 20221 min read
Ed prof says there are 2 sexes, keeps her job
University of Southern Maine will not fire an education professor for saying there are two biological sexes, reports Troy R. Bennett in...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 5, 20223 min read
NYU fires tough chem prof, raises complainers' grades
Would-be doctors have to get through organic chemistry, a tough class that can be a dream killer. When NYU pre-meds earned poor grades...
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