Free college campaigners pledge to fight on after Congress defeat
Funding preschool instead has compelling rationale, but US should extend both ends of compulsory education, say experts
Funding preschool instead has compelling rationale, but US should extend both ends of compulsory education, say experts
Four-year institutions long preferred to emphasise Pell Grant rather than work with community colleges to aid two-year transfers
Even if tuition-free or ‘debt-free’ higher education cannot be achieved at national level, local reforms are having a big impact
The Oakland Promise, like a number of local schemes in the US, aims to be a ‘cradle to career’ programme moving more of the city’s children into higher education. John Morgan visits California to...
President’s tweet was ‘overreach’, say critics, but scientists fear existential threat from new administration
Few disagree that more higher education is a good thing, but it’s tricky to balance universities’ costs and manageable fees
By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed
Martha Kanter, the US undersecretary of education, came by class at the University of Pennsylvania the other day and made three points about massive open online courses that are worth elaboratingShe...
Martha Kanter, the US undersecretary of education, came by class at the University of Pennsylvania the other day and made three points about massive open online courses that are worth elaboratingShe...
New ZealandVictory for VictoriaVictoria University of Wellington has claimed the top spot among New Zealand’s institutions in the research rankings released by the country’s Tertiary Education...
The UK and California both face a shortfall of university places, but at least snobbery isn't making things worse across the pond
Midterm elections will turn off federal financial tap to higher education for the next two years. Jon Marcus reports