Education

Roughly half of international students are from China or India — and many are grad students or recent graduates permitted to work on a student visa for a time after graduation.

This decline in freshmen is particularly notable at four-year schools — less so at community colleges — and there are a number of reasons for it.

Women are more than half the population, and underrepresented at every level of government. To fix this, more women need to run for office. 

Gen Z can vote, so let's dig into the economic priorities they're bringing to the ballot box.

In "Boys State" and "Girls State," young politicos simulate democracy during a weeklong camp.

More than 10,000 schools nationwide lack air conditioning, according to the Center for Climate Integrity. And with soaring temps across the midwest and East Coast, some schools are releasing students early or closing altogether this week.

What do science, technology, engineering and math have to do with mariachi music? Mariachi STEAM camp is using the music to show young people — especially Latino youth — the opportunities available in different professions. 

Older siblings have an economic leg up on their younger counterparts, according to a growing body of economic research.

For-profit colleges sell a promise of success to marginalized groups, but often haven't delivered. Now, they may have to pay for it.

Seeking balance and well-being, urbanites pull their kids out of the country's ultracompetitive system and head to village schools.