As I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed this week, I noticed that a large chunk of my college friends had joined a new group — "Charlie…

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates talks about why education is the key issues facing our country, why it's important to help teachers be more effective and how to get schools to adapt technology.

Figuring out how to pay for college — that's certainly tough, but it's only the first step. Eventually, your kid has to be accepted to go to college. Host Tess Vigeland talks to Andrew Ferguson, the author of the new book "Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid into College."

Pre-paid college tuition plans were created to help save parents' bank accounts from the inflation of college costs. But several states are abandoning the pre-paid programs or making big adjustments to them — and parents are wondering what happens next.

Lynn O'Shaughnessy is a long-time observer of the higher-ed scene. She's the author of The College Solution, an Amazon bestseller. She writes thr…

Title: Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College Authors: Andrew Ferguson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Type: Non Fict…

A school district in Anaheim, California is the latest to distribute GPS devices to habitually truant students. But what role does a private company in Texas have in monitoring the students?

A complaint of protesters across the Middle East is widespread unemployment — even among the young, motivated and well-educated. It's causing tensions from Jordan to Egypt.

Question: Eric, a professor and musician in Decorah, Iowa, wonders about the choice he made with his 529 college savings plan. He has two childre…

Tunisia's nickname in Arabic is "Tunis the Green." It's kind of puzzling if you come here in the summer, when everything is sun-baked, or if you…