More colleges and universities are enrolling nontraditional learners—adults who have completed some college education but didn’t finish a credential or those who are re-enrolling to gain new skills or ...

Many people claim to be a “lifetime learners,” and with good reason. Scientists have warned that you need to keep your brain active if you want to avoid mental decay. But some people seem to learn ...

Sidarth Oberoi explores how universities can continue engaging students as learning needs and expectations outpace many ...

English learners’ four-year graduation rates have risen over the past decade, but they still lag behind the rest of their peers, according to newly released federal data. The new graduation rate ...

Have you considered how unique trends impacting each generation may offer meaningful insights into strategies for better supporting our students? Many of today's college students are Gen Zers (born ...

While states with some of the largest English-learner populations, such as California and Texas, use their own exams, most states rely on the WIDA ACCESS test to fulfill federal requirements for ...

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Everyone learns differently. Some people retain information best by hearing (auditory learners), some by seeing (visual learners), and some by doing (tactile learners). And sometimes people fall into ...

For those adults who bypassed college for a job, travel, marriage or babies, a college education is a tempting goal. College graduates often have career opportunities that aren’t available for those ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Long-term English learners who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for more than six years without becoming proficient in the language do ...

Shawna Shapiro, an associate professor of writing and linguistics at Middlebury College, outlined tactics to help English Learners transition to college in a recent report published by the think tank ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. About 1 in 3 students in California’s K-12 schools speak a language other than English at home and were not fluent in English when they ...