Recovering the SAT requirement is a smart move
The SAT and ACT are making a small but important comeback after the tests were widely removed as a requirement…
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How Reducing Legacy College Admissions Hurts Poor Students
To the editor: Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) argues that colleges that offer legacy admissions “have a lot of money”…
Gary Sinise's son Mac dies of chordoma, a rare bone cancer
Gary Sinise's only son, McCanna “Mac” Sinise, died last month after a five-and-a-half-year battle with a rare bone cancer, the…
A postcard from home: Los Angeles by Greg Yee
In the days following his unexpected death, we found it impossible to look around Los Angeles without seeing Greg. To…
Opinion: College tuition is ruined and FAFSA problems are proof
Thanks to delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process, millions of potential college students and their families…
Applying for College Financial Aid Shouldn't Be So Tortuous
The federal government had supposedly made it much easier to apply for financial aid for college. Except there was a…
Opinion: Dartmouth will again require the SAT. What really matters to Californians
Dartmouth's decision last week to reset your SAT or ACT requirement for admissionsand recent coverage By extolling the benefits of…
The race for the lead actor is practically a college.
This year's top Oscar contenders have education in common. All of them are teachers or are outside the educational system.…
Why is it okay for rich people to steal my work?
Every day, what remains of the once-mighty ranks of reporters across the country publish stories meant to inform, entertain and…
'College': This episode turned 'The Sopranos' into more than just a mafia drama
It only took one hour, on February 7, 1999, for American television to completely change. That day was the premiere…