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ACT To Allow Students To Retake Sections Of The Test To Improve Overall Score

Prospective college students who take the ACT exam will soon be able to retake sections of the test to improve their overall score without having to retake the entire exam.

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Uncovering A Huge Mystery Of College: Office Hours

Students say that one of the most intimidating things about college is going to their professors' office hours. But developing a relationship with your professor can be key to college success.

Uncovering A Huge Mystery Of College: Office Hours

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Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions Process
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Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions Process

The advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions says it will appeal the decision, which means the fate of race-conscious admissions could once again end up in the hands of the Supreme Court.

Federal Judge Upholds Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions Process

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New Mexico Proposes Free Tuition For All State Colleges

New Mexico is proposing that all state colleges become tuition-free for students, regardless of family income. How will the state pay for it? Oil revenues.

New Mexico Proposes Free Tuition For All State Colleges

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Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says
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Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says

More than 1 in 5 college students are raising kids, and access to child care is one of their biggest barriers. A new report finds many don't know they can apply for help from federal financial aid.

Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says

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'This Is Not Going To Be Easy': El Paso Students Start School In Shooting's Aftermath

Nearly 60,000 public school students in El Paso, Texas, begin school on Monday. Mallory Falk/KERA hide caption

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'This Is Not Going To Be Easy': El Paso Students Start School In Shooting's Aftermath

The first day of class in El Paso's largest school district comes more than a week after a deadly mass shooting. "It's not at all, in any way, a typical start of school," the superintendent says.

'This Is Not Going To Be Easy': El Paso Students Start School In Shooting's Aftermath

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The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals

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The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals

Annie is out and Mamma Mia! is in, according to the new high school theater rankings from Dramatics magazine. The magazine has been publishing its list since 1938.

The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals

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This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation
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This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation

Today, "inequality is endemic" in America's public schools, according to a new report.

This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation

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'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished College
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'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished College

Some of the people struggling the most to pay back their debt are the millions of students who took out student loans but never finished a degree.

'I'm Drowning': Those Hit Hardest By Student Loan Debt Never Finished College

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These Are The People Struggling The Most To Pay Back Student Loans
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These Are The People Struggling The Most To Pay Back Student Loans

Some borrowers default on their student loans at much higher rates than others — and they're not the borrowers with the highest debt.

These Are The People Struggling The Most To Pay Back Student Loans

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Students Provide Guides For Paying For College

Trying to figure out how to navigate the finances of college? A series of crowdsourced Google documents written by current students and recent graduates provides many needed answers.

Students Provide Guides For Paying For College

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