A Harvard researcher says students who start at two-year schools are more likely to face obstacles on their way to a diploma. ...more

October 7, 2008

As Florida's public universities reject more applicants and drive them to community colleges, a Harvard researcher said that students who start at two-year schools are more likely to face obstacles on their way to a diploma. In a report for the National Bureau of Economic Research, Harvard education Professor Bridget Terry Long writes that students who start at two-year colleges are "significantly less likely" to get a bachelor's degree in six years than students who start at four year schools. ...more

October 6, 2008

Yes, the pants still exist, but now they're covered in patches and jewels and etched with the memories and dreams of the four young women who've been wearing them. And they still travel - to New York and Vermont, Turkey and Greece, and various points in between. ...more

August 6, 2008

"Fun" isn't the word parents and students usually think of when they ponder the FCATs, the annual standardized tests students in certain grades must take each year. ...more

February 6, 2008