Though most of the billions a year that the Gates Foundation spends go to health projects in Africa and Asia, about 10% goes to a much different program in the U.S. Its ambitious goal: improve public ...

The Lumina Foundation has unveiled a new goal emphasizing credentials that yield at least a 15% wage premium compared to the salary of the average high school graduate. The Lumina Foundation, ...

In the spring of 2020, as the world screeched to a halt amidst the spread of Covid-19, the invaluable work of medical professionals came into sharp focus. The pandemic underscored the urgent ...

Perhaps never before has there been such a need for postsecondary credentials but such skepticism about whether a college education is worth the cost. That, according to the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. What do parents and school board members think about curriculum that gets to the very heart of character and values? For example, should schools explicitly teach that graduating ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been funding higher education projects at colleges for more than a decade, with mixed success, but this week it announced a fresh approach, with the formation ...

The Cal State Fullerton campus seems an unlikely spot for a discussion on whether a college degree is the best path to success in life. However, on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 3 and 4, the campus hosted ...