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.

Mothers shape the future for their children. Well-known people from around the country share lessons learned from their mothers.

Summer bridge programs aim to reduce the need for remedial courses when underprepared college freshmen arrive on campus. A study of bridge programs at eight Texas institutions of higher education showed modest ...

A 2011 change to the Parent Plus loan program has left a gap in financial aid that is felt with particular keenness at the nation's historically black colleges and universities.

The presidents of the United States and Mexico announced a new higher education forum intended to expand economic opportunities and increase access to learning.

There is a growing movement to expand the length of the school day in elementary and middle schools, especially those that serve low-income students. Early achievement results are promising.

A lawsuit brought by dissatisfied parents in Morgan Hill, Calif., could result in expanded special education services in California, but at greatly increased cost.