In almost every measurable category, college graduates are doing better than their non-degree attaining peers, the research found. What’s more, the study found the gap between those who have a degree and do not have a degree is wider than it has ever been in modern history.

The school, Pathways in Technology (P-Tech), is changing how students get secondary education. The 6-year school gives graduates both a high school diploma and a two-year associate’s degree. Also, with the backing of IBM, students are guaranteed an internship while in school and a job when they graduate.

In an attempt to help students who are struggling to afford college, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proposed offering the state’s high school graduates two free years of community college.

The Tennessee Promise proposal would be funded, under the governor’s proposal, from the state lottery.

In its annual assessment of business schools, the Financial Times found that students who started attending school in 2009 and 2009 and graduated in 2010 – when the recession was still ravaging the economy – have experienced a doubling of salary in the past five years.

Business schools around the globe are attempting to improve their campuses – and compete for the best students – with major renovations and new construction.

Despite the risk to schools – the number of applications for MBA programs is slightly down in recent years –there is a need to keep pace with competitors in what they offer students.

The United States Congress should establish an accreditation agency to assess the value of free college-level courses offered over the Internet, according to Mark Rubio, a U.S. senator and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate.

Rubio’s idea is part of an overhaul he is proposing for how students earn four-year degrees, a plan that also calls for alternatives to four-year colleges for some disciplines and income-based repayments for college loans.

The unemployment rate fell to 6.6% in January, the lowest rate since October 2008, the Department of Labor reported on Friday.

However, a separate report on the number of new jobs showed the job growth rate has slowed considerably. Most media outlets reported the news surrounding the two reports is not a good sign.

A year after transferring from her post as head of UCLA Extension to a position with the American Council of Education, Cathy Sandeen recently wrote an opinion piece outlining the major issues confronting colleges nationwide.

Her opinion article for the Huffington Post provides insight into what experts within the education system see as the biggest challenges for the country’s colleges and universities. Sandeen is the American Council of Education’s vice president for education attainment and innovation.

Rhode Island-based CVS announced this week that it would stop selling cigarettes in its stores, saying that such sales are not conducive to a store that is trying to focus more on providing healthcare products.

The move, while perhaps popular with the CVS target audience and partners in the healthcare industry, will prove expensive for the retailer.

Microsoft appointed a new chief executive officer for just the third time in company history this week, tapping Satya Nadella to lead the 38-year-old software giant.

Nadella will replace Steve Ballmer, who had announced last summer that he would leave the company within a year.