How to Manage a
$17 Billion Endowment
Yale's David Swensen discusses how the ups and downs of endowment investing affect campus life.
K-12 NEWS
Debate Over Teacher Drug Tests Spreads to West Virginia
A judge rules that the random screenings are unconstitutional.
Affordable New Ways to Get Job Skills
The federal 'income-based repayment' plan and free online courses are options.
Gay High Schools Offer a Haven From Bullies
But the schools in Milwaukee and New York also reawaken the debate over school segregation.
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America's Best High Schools
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Virginia School Tops List Again
America’s High Schools: What Works? What’s Next?
U.S. News & World Report, in association with Intel, hosted a summit to examine why high school education has become less stable for millions of American students and how government, educators and the private sector can determine a plan of action to improve student achievement.
On Education
Recession Forces Students to Shop Around
A survey found that students are applying to less expensive schools and looking for scholarships.
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World's Best Colleges
See our international rankings of universities, based on data from the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings in association with QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
ADMISSIONS
Early Admission Acceptance Rates Dip at Yale and Dartmouth
Baffled officials expect a "roller coaster" of an admissions cycle.
CAMPUS SURVIVAL GUIDE
Does It Matter That Your Professor Is Part Time?
Adjunct faculty save colleges and students money but could erode the quality of education.
Ohio University students Gabrielle Smith, Danielle Echols, and Whitney Clayton react to the Obama win.
Gallery: College Students
Erupt After Obama Win
Students from Michigan, Tufts, Penn, and Ohio share their photos.
Technology
RIAA to Hold Off on Mass Lawsuits
Charles Nesson files counterclaim on behalf of Boston University student.
Business Schools Expect Boom as Economy Sags
Applicants are anxious over increased competition, but admissions officers say the rules are still the same.
Michelle Rhee, chancellor of schools in Washington, D.C., talks with a staffer outside Mayor Adrian Fenty's office.
Up Next for Teach for America
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and her fellow Teach for America alumni could bring a new approach to education reform.
