Education - Trending

Pages

2

Keeping tabs on kids' behavior

by
Amy Scott
Nov 9, 2012
ClassDojo, a free app for teachers, aims to help them with classroom management.
Posted In: Education
0

For former 'jail teacher,' Plan B is Plan A

Interview by
Amy Scott
Nov 8, 2012
After losing her job teaching at a high school in the county jail, Donielle Lawson wants to stay in education.
Posted In: Teachers and Plan B, teachers, layoffs
0

Brice Harris: California community colleges face education 'rationing'

Interview by
Jeff Horwich
Nov 5, 2012
Through the recession, community colleges have assumed a heavy burden: Get people ready for jobs at a time of tight employment and tight budgets.
Posted In: california, community colleges, state budget
0

Checking in on the candidates education plans

Interview with
Amy Scott
Nov 2, 2012
With the government's latest jobs report due out this morning, talk of jobs and the economy will likely rule the day. But there are a host of other issues at stake in this election, including education.
Posted In: Education, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
0

Texas schools districts suing state over budget cuts

by
David Martin Davies
Oct 23, 2012
The trial begins this week. Cash-starved school districts are arguing that big budget cuts violate the state constitution's guarantee of fair and adequate education for all its citizens.
Posted In: Education, texas, public school
2

Clicking your way to a top-notch education

by
Stephen Smith
Oct 22, 2012
Millions of students are taking courses from Harvard, Stanford and MIT for free.
Posted In: online education
1

Report: Student debt up five percent

by
Amy Scott
Oct 18, 2012
A report out this morning says college students are leaving school ever deeper in debt. Students graduated last year owing more than $26,000 on average -- up five percent from the year before.
Posted In: student debt, college
0

Amazon pushes Kindles in classrooms

by
Dan Gorenstein
Oct 18, 2012
Getting the Kindle into the hands of students offers Amazon a golden opportunity to bite into Apple's iPad market.
Posted In: Kindle, Amazon, tablets
0

University of Phoenix to cut locations in half

by
Amy Scott
Oct 17, 2012
The biggest for-profit college in the country, the University of Phoenix, is about to close half of its locations.
1

Pell grants: Comparing candidates' comments against the record

by
Amy Scott
Oct 17, 2012
A conversation about education was woven among various topics at last night's presidential debate. In particular, Governor Romney and President Obama touched on the issue of college affordability.
Posted In: Pell grant, debate, higher education

Pages

Marketplace and Education Correspondent Amy Scott look at the business and economics of education, on topics including  student loans, public education financing, and the cost of a college degree. Marketplace's Education coverage is supported, in part, by the Kresge Foundation.

Buzzworthy

Recent comments on our stories..

Annapolis57's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

Annapolis57 | May 17, 2013
jgrothues's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013
rcd43's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013
entropyman's picture

How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

entropyman | May 15, 2013

Join The Buzz - Register Now »

AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA

261 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012