In a shrinking economy with a middle-class burdened by the extraordinarily high costs of college tuition in the United States, the best investment we can make for our long-term fiscal health is in increased access to higher education.

On many college campuses, students are struggling to earn their degree and many are finding difficulties along their path toward graduation. Several organizations at Illinois State are working their hardest to keep students on campus until they earn a

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The chairman of the State Board of Education said Wednesday he is leaving the board after being asked by Gov. Ed Rendell to give up his leadership post.

A federal change in how high school graduation rates are calculated could have S.C. schools feeling vindicated. The federal department of education said this week that graduation rates are going to start counting toward No Child Left Behind accountability

Search this database to find local high school graduation rates. In addition, you can find graduation rates by student subgroups such as gender, race/ethnicity, economically disadvantaged, limited english proficiency and students with disabilities .