Education

Harvard men’s soccer season canceled for rating women’s attractiveness

Harvard University canceled the rest of the men's soccer season due to a scandal over players rating the attractiveness of members of the women's soccer team.

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Why America urgently needs to improve K-12 civic education

The tone of this presidential election, often called "uncivil," has led many to call for an urgent improvement of civic education in America.

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The myth of the disappearing book

After years of sales growth, major publishers reported a fall in their e-book sales for the first time this year, introducing new doubts about the potential of e-books in the publishing industry. A Penguin executive even admitted recently that the e-books hype may have driven unwise investment, with the company

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Poll shows voters remain deadlocked on charter school question

BOSTON — Poll results released Friday show that the ballot question asking voters whether or not the state should lift the cap on the number of charter schools allowed to open annually remains a toss-up, while momentum is gaining for backers of legalizing marijuana. A Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of

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What is the secret to success?

At hundreds of colleges and universities across the country, thousands of students are in the midst of the fall semester, trying to manage the academic tasks of studying, exams, papers and lectures. A lot is riding on their academic performance – earning (or just keeping) scholarships, landing summer internships, gaining employment

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Common Core incompatible with Catholic education, report finds

BOSTON – A new report on Common Core finds that the educational standards' singular focus on workforce preparation conflicts with the larger mission of Catholic schools. The study, a joint project of the Pioneer Institute and the American Principles Project, traces the history of Catholic school involvement with Common Core

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Ivy League colleges get huge subsidies from federal govt.

The most exclusive and elite private colleges are heavily subsidized by taxpayer funds, according to a report on funds that Ivy League colleges receive from the federal government.

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NAACP set to denounce charter schools, despite support among black parents

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is poised to call for a national moratorium on charter school openings, even though charter schools are very popular with black parents.