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Robert J. Massa, left, vice president for enrollment and college relations at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., talks with Seth Allen, dean of admissions. (Pat Little - For The Washington Post)
Paying for Your Education
Columnists Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews writes a weekly column for washingtonpost.com, Class Struggle , which runs on Tuesdays. Marguerite Kelly offers parents advice in her weekly column, Family Almanac , which runs on Fridays.
Challenge Index Challenge Index : Education reporter Jay Mathews evaluates high schools by weighing their efforts to challenge students. Charts included.
Higher Education Web Resources
Wealthy Often Win in Merit-Aid Race The competition between private colleges for accomplished students, combined with state efforts to encourage enrollment in public universities, together contribute to the rise in merit scholarships, experts say.
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Regional Public School Salaries (Post, April 19, 2005)
State by State (Post, April 19, 2005)
GMU Faculty Decries Patriot Act: Resolution Warns of Threat to Academic Freedom (Post, April 14, 2005)
College Credits, With a Rush: W.Md. School Offers Degree Program in Extreme Sports (Post, April 14, 2005)
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Va. Colleges Seek Financial Flexibility: Lawmakers to Act on Measure Being Watched Across Country (Post, April 6, 2005)
Colleges Sharpen Focus on Freshmen: Contacting, Counseling Students Boosts Retention Rates (Post, April 5, 2005)
Where Graduation Is the Goal (Post, April 5, 2005)
Less Expensive Options (Post, April 5, 2005)
Education Statistics Difficult to Interpret (Post, April 5, 2005)
Md. Assembly Scholarships Unrestricted (Post, March 28, 2005)
Learning to Stand Out Among the Standouts: Some Asian Americans Say Colleges Expect More From Them (Post, March 22, 2005)
Mowing and Trimming Their Way to Gold: 57 Collegiate Teams Compete at U-Md. in National Landscaper Olympics (Post, March 22, 2005)
GU Activists Go Hungry To Help Janitors (Post, March 21, 2005)
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Getting Into College
Better Than Famous: Post reporter Jay Mathews says not getting into a brand-name school isn't the end of the world. Video Recap: Mathews discusses article.
College Closeups
Reinventing Trinity (The Washington Post, 4/7/02) St. Mary's Grows Up (The Washington Post, 7/22/01)
High Hopes for Georgetown (The Washington Post, 11/5/00)
Super NOVA (The Washington Post, 11/14/99)
UDC: City College (The Washington Post, 11/14/99)
Night Moves: Back to School (The Washington Post, 4/11/99)
Distance Learning
Finding Classes With Class: Getting the Most Out of Online Education (Post, April 3, 2005)
Why Online Teaching Turned Me Off: A Web enthusiast's journey into skepticism (Post, April 3, 2005)
2 Schools To Try Teaching From Afar: Classes Could Be Linked by Video (Post, March 20, 2005)
Schools Tapping Technology For Far-Flung Classrooms: Distance Learning Gains for Specialized Courses (Post, Feb. 20, 2005)
In the Depths, New Heights of Learning: Titanic Discoverer Commends Herndon School (Post, Nov. 4, 2004)
Videos Tutor Latinos On Arlington Schools (Post, Sept. 5, 2004)
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