increasing access and success

With almost daily protests and rallies across the country, these are tense times in American politics. Perhaps nowhere has discourse and debate become more heated than on college campuses, where conservatives say they generally feel unwelcome. 

A small group of professors at one local university has been working to change that by fostering diversity of thought and the search for common ground.

Massachusetts education leaders are launching what they say is a major early college initiative. Currently, only about 2 percent of the state's high school students take college courses.

Under a six-month pilot, University of Massachusetts Lowell students and faculty will be able to ride all Lowell Regional Transit Authority buses and some Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority buses for free.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo on Monday announced her free college plan to lawmakers and the public. Free college sounds good on paper. But what are the plan’s chances of succeeding?

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo wants to waive tuition for in-state college students. Her plan would offer two years tuition-free regardless of family income. Raimondo says higher education must be more affordable and accessible and she wants Rhode Island's public colleges to be among the first to go tuition-free and subsidize all mandatory fees.

U.S. Undersecretary of Education Ted Mitchell reflects on the Department’s accomplishments under President Barack Obama’s administration.

The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced federal student loan discharges for thousands of students who attended several now-shuttered for-profit colleges, including five campuses in Massachusetts.

In an effort to make higher education more affordable and accessible, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is promising to make community college tuition-free for high schoolers who graduate with passing grades.

The college application process can be confusing and frustrating. Here's a look at what happens behind the curtain.