Higher Education Completion
OPINION: Want to get young people excited about learning? Give them hands-on programs, mentors and skills that lead to good careers
by Julie Lammers, The Hechinger Report February 19, 2026 Sitting in a classroom and being lectured day after day is […]
February 19, 2026
Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges […]
February 9, 2026
Advocates worry funding cuts and shifts in aid could put college further out of reach for lower-income families
by Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 It was in the quiet of the summer when Jeff Kahlden […]
February 9, 2026
Coaxing accepted students to show up
by Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report February 3, 2026 MINNEAPOLIS — Kathy Cabrera Guaman not only survived the nail-biting process […]
February 3, 2026
Hispanic-serving colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts
by Olivia Sanchez, The Hechinger Report February 3, 2026 CHICO, Calif. — As an undergraduate studying psychology at California State […]
February 3, 2026
When the Spanish flu upended universities, students paid the price
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 2, 2026 In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of […]
February 2, 2026
5 big questions to help you understand the current state of student loans
by Meredith Kolodner, The Hechinger Report January 28, 2026 Washington is sending confusing and even contradictory signals to people with […]
January 28, 2026
Higher education starts to fight back against attacks on its value and policies
by Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report January 27, 2026 A narrator speaks over images of busy cityscapes, children playing in […]
January 27, 2026
Seeking the help and support of college mentors made all the difference on our path to higher education when the going got tough
by Raven Amah Ybona and Javonte Sellers, The Hechinger Report January 27, 2026 Like millions of students across the country, […]
January 27, 2026