Education
WGBH News
July 01, 2015
Updated
07/02/2015 - 12:30pm
At its peak, Corinthian College had 72,000 students. But now only 15,000 will qualify debt forgiveness as the now-defunct school faces a federal investigation into whether it misled students about graduation and employment rates. For the graduates, there is no debate.
Education
How much should 'elite' matter when deciding where to go to college?
WGBH News
April 27, 2015
Updated
Admission and rejection letters are in. Now, high school seniors are trying to decide which colleges they'll choose, and where they'll put down their deposits by the looming May 1 deadline. One factor that weighs heavily on parents' and students' minds: how elite a school is.
Education
Tom Brady once saved this tiny college. Can it still survive?
WGBH News
May 13, 2015
Updated
The controversial quarterback once bought a chunk of the campus of struggling Pine Manor college for his manse, carriage home and yoga studio. The Massachusetts school faces some of the same pressures as Sweet Briar College in rural Virginia, which announced in March it would close.
Education
Predicting GPA and student success? Dartmouth researchers say there’s an app for that.
WGBH News
June 08, 2015
What if your smart phone could predict your performance at school or work? Researchers at Dartmouth are perfecting an app that can tell students their GPAs, based on how and where they spend their time.
Education
No grades, no problem: How one high school is transforming learning
WGBH News
June 18, 2015
A high school in New Hampshire is preparing its students for what it hopes will be the future of education: no letter grades.
Education
Did college mislead students? They wait, hoping for debt relief.
WGBH News
July 01, 2015
Updated
At its peak, Corinthian College had 72,000 students. But now only 15,000 will qualify debt forgiveness as the now-defunct school faces a federal investigation into whether it misled students about graduation and employment rates. For the graduates, there is no debate.