WASHINGTON - Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the highlight of the Reach Higher Initiative program at its fifth annual Beating the Odds Summit, a one-day wo

If one counselor from a school that graduates just a few dozen students each year can have reason to contact 15 coaches multiple times for just one niche sport—and follow up with admissions officers at each institution each time—imagine how many different conversations are taking place each year.

In Illinois, some well-off parents found a loophole to get financial aid geared toward low-income families. The trick? Give up custody of their kids.

Plan Will Help New Hampshire Increase Teacher Pay, Teacher Diversity and Equity in the Classroom MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Yesterday, Beto O’Rourke released a plan to address the structural inequ…

The true scandal is how people with wealth and status game the system without having to resort to criminal schemes.

The rising cost of college means that private student loans are increasingly necessary after students exhaust grants, scholarships, campus-based aid, and low-cost federal student loans.

When the college admissions scandal news broke, we called one another in extreme concern, lamenting the crazy circus that our beloved profession has become as a result of a hyper-competitive college admissions landscape coupled with inappropriate parenting madness.

When many students and families approach their college search, they default to commercial rankings as reliable indicators of quality and match. There are better ways, so get a second opinion.

When Texas rolled out its Top 10% Rule in 1997, supporters said it would promote diversity on the state's college campuses and expand access to students at high schools that don't typically send students to the state's top institutions. Two decades later, it appears the program has done none of...