Has college become too easy?
(Mark Gail / THE WASHINGTON POST)
Over the past half-century, the amount of time college students actually study has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15.
Georgetown, George Washington draw commencement controversies
(Bill O'Leary / WASHINGTON POST)
Protests against Sebelius, Slim, show universities’ choice of graduation speaker can be fraught with political risks.
Howard graduate opening her own doors
(Nikki Kahn / Post)
Britney Wilson graduated Saturday from Howard University. As a student with cerebral palsy, she has faced some challenges, but they didn’t stop her.
Minutes, hours stolen at Georgetown University
(Mark Gail)
The clock hands on a tower at the university have vanished; tradition suggests student pranksters.
National Education
A scary school voucher story
If you are wondering where the new rush to implement school voucher programs may be taking us, consider these developments from Louisiana.
Justin Bieber’s hilarious commencement
Justin Bieber just graduated from high school school — really — and Ellen DeGeneres staged a hilarious commencement ceremony for him. Watch it here.
What parents say testing is doing their kids
What do parents really think about standardized testing that is forced on their children? Here are the results of an informal poll,
U-Va. Rotunda waits in line for repairs
The Rotunda is crumbling. But the $51 million repair project is one urgent need among many for a higher education system that is a source of both pride and worry for Virginia’s leaders.
Crackdown at Naval Academy
Synthetic marijuana, commonly called “spice,” is widely used at the U.S. Naval Academy, some midshipmen say.
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