College Access & Completion
Learn more about efforts to expand who goes to college and to help all students who enroll get their degree
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
How Indiana Supports College Access and Success for All Students
A state leader shares how research helped raise important considerations for increasing college success and completion in Indiana.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
What Predicts Early College Success for Indiana Students?
Research from REL Midwest examines the student characteristics associated with early college success in Indiana, with a focus on financial aid.
College & Workforce Readiness
Big Step in Testing Trend: University of Chicago Makes SAT, ACT Optional
The University of Chicago has announced that it will no longer require the SAT or ACT for admission, marking the first time a major research university has joined the test-optional movement.
Equity & Diversity
Low-Income Students: More Going to College, But Few Earning Degrees
A new report assembles statistics pointing to a troubling good news/bad news pattern among low-income students heading to college.
College & Workforce Readiness
When Are One- or Two-Year Credentials Better Than Bachelor's Degrees?
The rules of the college game have changed, making it necessary for students to carefully analyze the earnings payoffs of specific programs of study, according to a new report.
College & Workforce Readiness
Michelle Obama: Presiding Over a Much-Expanded 'College Signing Day'
In her ongoing role as cheerleader-in-chief for college-access causes, former First Lady Michelle Obama will host the 5th annual College Signing Day on May 2.
College & Workforce Readiness
Early-Decision Admissions as an Antitrust Violation? Justice Dept. Investigating
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether colleges violate federal antitrust laws when they share information about students who have been accepted through early-decision programs.
College & Workforce Readiness
Colleges to Students: Walkouts to Protest Shootings Won't Jeopardize Admission
Many colleges and universities are reassuring students that their offers of admission won't be jeopardized if they are suspended because they missed school to protest gun violence in the wake of the Florida school shootings.
College & Workforce Readiness
Do Student Projects Have a Role in College Admissions?
Experts are working with counselors and admissions officers on ways to factor performance assessments into admissions decisions.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Learning About Post-High School Pathways of Baltimore Youths
Access to new data allows researchers to learn more about the pathways Baltimore youth are taking after high school.
College & Workforce Readiness
A New Push to Use Student Projects in College Admissions
A new initiative aims to focus college admissions less on standardized test scores, and more on student projects.
College & Workforce Readiness
New Emails Surface in Trump Administration Probe of Race-Conscious College Admissions
New emails show that an investigation of race-based admissions in at least one university are getting support and direction at the top levels of the Justice Department's civil rights division.
College & Workforce Readiness
U.S. Justice Department Probes College-Counseling Group
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a national college-counseling group for information about possible antitrust violations in its ethics policy.
College & Workforce Readiness
Gates Seeks to Fund Creation of Networks to Guide Secondary School Improvement
Part of its recently announced $1.7 billion investment in K-12, the foundation is looking for groups to keep tabs on networks trying out different approaches to improve middle and high schools.