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Why Is the College Board Pushing to Expand Advanced Placement?
This year, taxpayers paid the nonprofit at least $90 million for A.P. tests that many students failed.
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Politics
College Is Undergoing a Revolution. It’s Happening Behind Bars.
A change taking place right now has the potential to do more good within U.S. prisons than any policy in…
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G.O.P. Candidates Call for Campus Crackdowns Against Anti-Israel Speech
The G.O.P. field, including former President Trump, has been wading into the emotional debate among students playing out over the…
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Health
Scientists Investigating Alzheimer’s Drug Faulted in Leaked Report
A professor at the City College of New York engaged in “significant research misconduct,” an expert committee concluded.
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ACT Reports Record Low Scores as Admissions Landscape Shifts
For the high school class of 2023, the average score was the lowest since 1991, and 43 percent of students…
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Politics
A New Effort to Make College Aid Offers Easy to Understand
After years of criticism about financial aid letters that are confusing and sometimes misleading, about 400 schools have agreed to…
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Magazine
Americans Are Losing Faith in the Value of College. Whose Fault Is That?
A decade or so ago, Americans were feeling pretty positive about higher education. Public-opinion polls in the early 2010s all…
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Florida Considers Tough Discipline for College Staff Who Break Bathroom Law
The Latest The Florida State Board of Education is expected to vote Wednesday on new rules at state colleges for…
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Administration Urges Colleges to Pursue Diversity Despite Affirmative Action Ban
In its first guidance since the Supreme Court decision, the administration says many recruitment programs are still allowed, but other…
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Politics
A New FAFSA Form Is Coming, Along With Changes in College Aid
In addition to the new form, the federal government will expand eligibility for federal aid in the biggest overhaul in…
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