Latino schooling in the U.S. has long been characterized by high dropout rates and low college completion rates. 15 Both problems have moderated over time, and across generations, though a persistent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Merisotis writes about education, human work, and philanthropy. An educational model dating back more than a century is ...

Among typically developing children, many characteristics have been associated with parents' expectations for their children's adjustment to school and academic progress. Despite the history of ...

Not long ago, my older son came to me complaining about school. He's 12 years old and in the sixth grade, the first year of a three-year stretch at a middle school, that universally derided penal ...

The power of expectations is well known and often discussed among educators. We see the evidence in multiple studies on the effects of expectations, and hear it in educators’ references to students as ...

We are often presented with the idea that we should dream big. “Shoot for the stars!” and other celestial-themed sayings (e.g., “The sky is the limit!”) are prominent in our culture’s inspirational ...

Have you had to help an elementary or middle school student with homework lately? Wow, things have changed. And no, I’m not talking about new math or anything like that. I think maybe I have changed.

The Defense Department has issued new policy guidelines intended to provide better protection for members of the military and veterans who seek tuition assistance for post-secondary degrees. The ...

The rapid expansion of schooling across low-income countries, combined with intensive governmental and nongovernmental efforts to promote education, has encouraged youth in these contexts to form ...

MADISON, Wis. - The latest report card from the state Department of Public Instruction shows about 95% of Wisconsin school districts met, exceeded or significantly exceeded expectations last year, ...

Many people pursue education with the hope that it will open up more job opportunities with better salaries. Employers often compete for highly skilled or educated talent, so they usually must be ...