These days, it should come as no surprise that improving higher-education outcomes requires tempering high aspirations with sometimes harsh realism. Students need more options and pathways to success, and more active guidance toward the best decisions considering their individual prospects and labor-market realities.

California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White recently announced the system will revise its assessment policies for academic preparation and placement in first-year General Education Written Communication and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Courses.

 The opioid epidemic is affecting virtually every corner of U.S. society, and community colleges are responding in a variety of ways – through education, stepped-up counseling and recovery services, and partnerships with law enforcement.

The web-based tool is newly modified to increase victim support for students, bystander intervention training and risk mitigation for institutions.

Only one-quarter of Hispanic/Latino students who graduated from high school in 2010 in the South King County region have earned a college degree. By comparison, nearly one-half of Asian and white students have a degree.

Administrators aim for balance between addressing racial disparities while still supporting teachers.

The way Chicago Technology Academy is improving graduation and college admission rates by incorporating internships and project-based learning as part of a turn-around strategy, according to The Hechinger Report.

A study, published in Childhood Development, is fascinating in of itself. It followed 169 high school students across a ten year period, and studied their mental health based on the strength of their closest friendship over time.