A new report shows that many four-year colleges and universities play a shell game with federal Pell grant money meant to cut college costs for low-income students.

Toddlers are mesmerized by touchscreens, and it's easy to hand a fussy child a smartphone or tablet. Do young children learn useful skills when this happens, or do they suffer harm?

A republican proposal to tie interest rates on students loans to the governments cost of borrowing passed the U.S. House of Representatives but faces opposition in the Senate.

Some say the Common Core State Standards adopted by all but five U.S. states will better prepare graduates for college and work. Others say the standards are an intrusive, cookie-cutter approach to education. T...

The Deseret News provides answers to common questions about the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Schools must teach today's students to be innovators as preparation for a changing job market, experts say.

Families who school children at home are banding together, forming co-ops that provide social and educational opportunities their children might otherwise miss.

Georgia Tech is partnering with AT&T and online class provider Udacity to pioneer the first master's degree program taught as a massive open online course — a MOOC.

Efforts to increase teacher quality by raising the bar on entrance to teacher training programs could have an unintended consequence: fewer black and Latino teachers.

Grant money from the U.S. Department of Labor is helping many community colleges create industry-linked programs that help students finish faster and get good jobs.