For-Profit College That Is Shutting Down Has Greensboro Campus
One of the nation's largest for-profit colleges announced this week that it was shutting down locations across the country.
Education
School District Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native American Child's Hair
Students say she cut part of one Native American classmate's braids and called another by a racial slur. It happened on Halloween and the teacher was in costume as a 19th century voodoo queen.
For-Profit College Chain, Education Corporation of America, Announces Shutdown
ECA has been mired in financial troubles and on Wednesday officials said most of its campuses will close by the end of the month. The decision leaves about 20,000 students in the lurch.
Inside The Effort To Give Inmates Access To Federal Student Grants For College
Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?
Getting A College Degree When You're Behind Bars
Inmates are among the least educated people in America, but few prisons offer opportunities beyond a GED. What if people behind bars had access to federal money to help pay for college?
A Confederate Statue Continues To Stir Unrest At UNC-Chapel Hill
Many students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are dissatisfied with a university proposal to display a confederate statue in a new history building. The statue was toppled in August.
A Double Standard For Discipline? Why Students Weren’t Punished After A Nazi Salute
We talk a lot about speech on college campuses. But what about K-12?
Forsyth County Community Collaborative Holds Public Forum
A group of Forsyth County community partners is teaming up for a public discussion about the area's future.
School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction
More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.
Top Colleges Seeking Diversity From A New Source: Transfer Students
This fall, Princeton University admitted its first transfer students in nearly three decades. And they're not the only elite schools looking to community colleges and military bases to recruit.