Whether they’re good or bad, here are some facts about education and schools in America. Are you ready? Let’s check it out: In 2000, 76.6 million students enrolled in school from kindergarten through graduate schools. ——————————————————— The largest high school gymnasium in the U.S. is in...

going to college increasingly means heading for the nearest pawn shop or loan shark to hock your valuables. Based on a recent spate of figures, it looks as if we’ll soon need to find a replacement term for the “public” in public higher education. After all, the cost of a public college education...

Teams of high school and middle school students across the country can now register to compete in the 24th annual Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl. Thousands of students compete in the contest annually; it has grown into one of the largest academic math and science competitions in the...

Interview conducted by: Glenda Cox, Researcher Staff Developer, University of Cape Town, South Africa Please give a brief overview of the scope of open initiatives at your institution. Tufts University’s leadership in the open educational resources movement includes a broad spectrum of...

Latin America has witnessed an important expansion in educational coverage over the last two decades. On average, enrollment rates in primary (net) and secondary education (gross) increased from 85.9 percent and 49.6 percent in 1980 to around 94.0 percent and 89.7 percent in 2011, respectively....