“Higher education is a racket that sells you a very expensive ticket to the upper middle class,” said Bill Mahr. The comedian put a fine point on America’s growing frustration with steady price ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Gandal examines how education can drive economic mobility. A new report from Strada Education Foundation identifies ...

For the past two years, two distinct but connected phenomena have dominated American schooling. The first of these is the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated school closures, mask and vaccine ...

Many Americans say college might not be worth the cost because the economy is rigged in favor of the rich and influential, according to a new poll from USA TODAY and Public Agenda. Younger people, who ...

There is an ongoing debate over the value of higher education. Recently, poll after poll indicates the American public is growing skeptical regarding the financial return of investing in a college ...

The study, published by the pioneering accredited online institution, explores financial and non-financial returns, influencing factors, and future trends shaping the value of higher education.

What is education actually for? What is its value? These may seem like silly questions with obvious answers. But the country is in the midst of a crisis that calls the "obvious" answers into question.

Clive Kronenberg acknowledges the CPUT URF and NRF Research Funding Awards towards his field studies conducted in the Republic of Cuba. This article is a foundation essay. These are longer than usual ...

(RNS) It might be hard to believe, but when I was a kid, I got bullied a lot. The bullies were the “tough” kids, nonacademically oriented – and decidedly not Jewish. My father knew how I could avoid ...

A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has welcomed the passage of a bill in Congress that will require elementary and high school students to undergo mandatory values education. Bishop Andrew Alarcon, ...

They say integrating character development throughout schooling could help students navigate social and technological change.