The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to a new taxpayer-funded college scholarship program known as D.C. Promise, which will offer high school graduates up to $7,500 per year to help pay for higher education. David A. Catania (I-At Large), who i
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Essay optional. No penalties for wrong answers. The SAT college entrance exam is undergoing sweeping revisions. Changes in the annual test that millions of students take will also do away with some vocabulary words such as "prevar
Continue reading >>This two-picture combo framegrab from an iPhone shows two tweets from the Education Department. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie "Bridesmaids" with the words "Help me. I
Continue reading >>Northwestern University’s Medill school of journalism changed its name several years back to this unwieldly title: Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. It wasn’t a popular decision; in fact,
Continue reading >>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Universities across the nation are in the midst of a campus housing boom, replacing aging residence halls with gleaming facilities whose technology and other comforts are aimed at attracting students who demand more from college l
Continue reading >>A high school principal in New York is being accused of plagiarizing nearly his entire message to the Roosevelt High School Class of 2014, which was printed in the school’s yearbook. In his message, Roosevelt Principal Dr. Steven Strachan tells the
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