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Education

Schools Clash With Parents Over Bans on Student Cellphones

Educators see a need to keep students on task to recover from pandemic shutdowns, when many students lost the equivalent of months of learning. read more >

College Costs: Public, Private or For-Profit?

The average total cost of attending college in academic year 2016-17 ranged from $14,100 for a student at a public four-year institution who lived off campus with family to $48,900 for an on-campus student at a private nonprofit college. read more >
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), 2012
Education

U.S. Problem-Solving Tests Below International Average

Adults in the United States ranked below the international average in recent tests of literacy, numeracy and technological problem-solving, a government report released last month said. read more >