New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many
Even as net prices begin to fall at some schools, many families are priced out.
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Montana vote becomes a national referendum on public confidence in higher ed
A one-of-a-kind ballot question could be a bellwether of sentiment toward academia.
After budget cuts, the IRS’ work against tax cheats is facing ‘collapse’
Audits and criminal referrals are down sharply since Congress cut the tax agency’s budget and management changed priorities.
Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond
As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country, with a record 72,000 drug overdose deaths estimated in 2017, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at construction sites, factories, warehouses, offices and other workplaces.
Safety would take a back seat if Senate passes bill on driverless cars, critics say
The bill would bar states and localities from setting safety rules for driverless cars, even though there are no federal regulations nor any requirement for regulations to be adopted in the future.
Critics say ‘whoa’ to federal moves to rein in wild horses
Wildlife advocates are pushing measures such as expanding an existing contraception program, reducing acreage available for grazing and mining and allowing more wild horses on public lands.
Anorexia is more stubborn to treat than previously believed, analysis shows
Colleagues and I recently completed the largest meta-analysis ever undertaken of outcomes for existing treatments for anorexia. Our analysis revealed major flaws in the way people are currently treated for this illness.
Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores
Some applicants are told: Start here after going somewhere else for freshman year.
Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?
One recent study found microplastic particles — fragments measuring less then five millimeters — in globally sourced tap water and beer brewed with water from the Great Lakes.
Colleges and universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors
Despite tight budgets and high risks, colleges hope niche degrees will spur demand.
Wisconsin residents see democracy decline, reflecting national discontent with government
“Most people believe government no longer represents the people,” said Sheila Plotkin, founder of the group We, the Irrelevant. “It represents campaign donors, special interests, the wealthy.”
What’s school without grade levels?
A North Dakota district’s drive to teach competencies means eliminating age-based classrooms.
A cat-borne parasite may prompt people to start businesses
People infected with Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to be entrepreneurs, according to new research.
Meet the foodies who are changing the way Americans eat
Since Oxford University Press proclaimed “locavore” the 2007 word of the year, the local food scene has exploded in communities around the world.
I’ve been reporting on MS-13 for a year. Here are the 5 things Trump gets most wrong.
The gang is not invading the country. They’re not posing as fake families. They’re not growing. To stop them, the government needs to understand them.
Who should pay for preschool for the middle class?
Universal preschool has a significant positive effect on reading scores of children from low-income homes, but programs targeted to poor children do not.
DeVos has scuttled more than 1,200 civil rights probes inherited from Obama
The cases were closed without any findings of wrongdoing or corrective action, often due to insufficient evidence.
Amid dramatic growth of U.S. drone fleet, federal safety oversight lags
As the nation’s fleet of small recreational and commercial drones keeps soaring — the government projects nearly 3 million will be in the skies by 2022 — safety concerns are rising even as federal enforcement stalls.
Five first responders to the Pulse massacre. One diagnosis: PTSD.
“My head’s still not right,” said one paramedic who responded to the Pulse nightclub shooting two years ago. He and some other responders say their departments haven’t given them the help they need.
San Francisco’s sweeping ban on flavored tobacco products upheld by voters
San Francisco officials last June approved the ban but a petition drive funded by Reynolds, the maker of the top-selling menthol brand, Newport, forced the issue onto Tuesday’s ballot.