Posts tagged education

Debt accumulated by college students in the United States has reached $1.2 trillion – more than all the credit card debt of all Americans. The numbers come from a new …

The overall economy is finally showing signs of significant improvement this year, but new findings show that student aid has been increasing despite…

The global unemployment rate is almost three times higher for people without a college degree, according to the latest Education at Glance report from…

The student news organization at Harvard Business School has again produced an unofficial admissions and interview guide, offering potential business school candidates a chance to get an advance look at …

Hispanics and African Americans are enrolling in four-year colleges at a record pace, closing the gap between the number of minority and white students attending universities, according to a new …

By MARY PATRICK The new How America Pays for College 2013 report from Salle Mae, released in July, shows that the cost of college is shifting from parents to sources …

Billionaire Warren Buffet is offering to the public a free online course in philanthropy, the first ever massive open online course (MOOC) on the…

Blackboard Inc. announced that it will offer a new platform for schools that want to offer massive open online courses (MOOCs) without having to use…

Textbook rental company Neebo Inc. announced the start of BookSmart , a new program for students who want to have their textbooks and other required…

The massive open online course (MOOC) platform edX announced on its blog that it is releasing its entire learning platform as open source, enabling…