National Student Financial Aid Profile Report Finds Dramatic Increase in Need
As Congress debates reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a national organization of financial aid professionals has issued its latest "National Student Aid Profile" to help policymakers understand what they're making decisions about.
MoreSurvey: Most Profs Find HS Grads Unready for College or Work
The faculty survey found that in two-year colleges, only 4 percent of instructors found students "most generally able to do what is expected." The number was slightly higher in four-year schools: 12 percent. The rest reported that students had arrived to higher ed with at least some gaps in preparation.
MoreNeuroscience of Learning Gets Nod at Texas A&M
A new lab at Texas A&M University is studying the science of the mind and how it learns.
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