California Cuts Weigh Heavily on Its Colleges

Sharp tuition increases and cutbacks in services threaten to erode a much-admired college and university system.

Education: A Newcomer Makes Good in the Credentials Market

Starting from a handful of schools in Switzerland in the 1960s, the International Baccalaureate, or I.B., has spread to 139 countries around the world.

Homework Help Site Has a Social Networking Twist

Piazza, a Web site for homework help, builds on classroom community by having peers and educators respond to questions.

The Texas Tribune: Crusading From Outside to Lower College Costs

Michael Crosno and MyEdu, the Web company of which he is chief executive, are working to reduce the costs of college and lower the average time for getting a degree.

Third-Party Groups Take Up Challenge of How Best to Improve Public Universities

Various education constituents in Texas are preparing for a protracted public discussion about how to best address problems like rising tuition and ballooning student debt.

Free, but Unemployed, in Tunisia

The lack of jobs for university graduates — a root cause of the revolution in Tunisia — remains to be addressed as the country steps slowly toward democracy.

College-Readiness Low Among State Graduates, Data Show

Only 37 percent of students in New York State who entered high school in 2006 left four years later adequately prepared for college.

College-Readiness Low Among State Graduates, Data Show

Only 37 percent of students in New York State who entered high school in 2006 left four years later adequately prepared for college. In New York City, the rate was only 21 percent.

Chancellor Leaving Troubled Wisconsin for the Presidency of Amherst College

Carolyn A. Martin and her campus in Madison have occupied center stage in the nation’s battles over higher education.

Wisconsin Chancellor to Lead Amherst College

Carolyn A.

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