Nick Anderson | The Seattle Times

June 18, 2018 at 2:56 pm

Several private schools in the D.C. area are scrapping Advanced Placement classes

The seven schools drew attention to a quiet pushback against Advanced Placement in certain quarters of the education world even as the program has gained...

June 15, 2018 at 3:30 am

Internal Harvard study suggested Asian Americans would benefit from ‘academics-only’ admissions

Harvard University defended its undergraduate admissions in a statement intended as a rebuttal to allegations of discrimination against Asian Americans.

Nation & World

May 10, 2018 at 4:38 am

Academia’s #MeToo moment: Women accuse professors of sexual misconduct

Higher education runs on relationships built outside the classroom. Veteran professors hold private meetings during office hours, lead teams in laboratories and mingle at wine-and-cheese...

Nation & World

February 22, 2018 at 8:04 pm

Trump comments points to deep divisions over arming teachers

Teachers wondered about scenarios in which they could face shooters on a hectic campus — or even, potentially, draw a gun to confront an armed...

Nation & World

January 11, 2018 at 2:02 pm

Expansion of AP computer science draws more girls and minorities

Advanced Placement initiative aims to break racial and gender stereotypes, including in classes in the Washington D.C. region.

Nation & World

August 22, 2013 at 8:53 pm

Obama proposes rating system to make college cheaper

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Calling higher education an “economic imperative,” President Obama is pushing for a new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools...

Nation & World

March 9, 2013 at 6:00 am

Jerry Falwell’s university becomes a market leader

LYNCHBURG, Va. — The small Baptist college that television preacher Jerry Falwell founded here in 1971 has capitalized on the online-education boom to become an...