A Math Teacher's Life Summed Up By The Gifted Students He Mentored A biologist at Harvard was chatting with a colleague about a mentor who pushed him to do harder math problems. It turns out the colleague had the same mentor — and so did many others. Joe Palca
Senators To Consumer Watchdog: Prove You're Protecting Student Borrowers Several top Democrats sent a stern letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asking for evidence that it's policing the federal student loan industry. Cory Turner
Legislation Looks Into College Financial Aid Letters College and universities routinely send financial aid letters to prospective students that are utterly confusing. New legislation would require these letters to be uniform and easy to understand. Elissa Nadworny
For Some Students, There's A New Way To Pay For College There's a new way to pay for college. It's not debt — but students are on the hook after they graduate. Jacob Goldstein
Pressure, insomnia and hospitalization: The new normal for students applying to college "If you had asked me if I would chop my leg off if it meant admission to Stanford, I would say yes in a millisecond." Lila Shroff
O Canada: What do we really know about you? Canadian Kyla Sweet said Americans don't know much about Canada — but then Americans don't know much about anywhere, even their own country. Kim Malcolm
Issaquah High students investigated for racist dance invite A photo appeared online of two Issaquah High School students holding a racist sign. It comes after two other incidents of hate on the Eastside. Casey Martin
Parents charge Kent Schools superintendent, board with financial mismanagement Two parents in the Kent School District are asking a judge to examine how the superintendent and school board have been handling district finances. Ann Dornfeld
Trump Reverses Education Secretary DeVos' Plans To Cut Funding For Special Olympics President Trump is reversing The Department of Education's plans to cut funding for the Special Olympics. The proposed cuts set off a political firestorm. Joseph Shapiro
Why Harvard, Yale And Stanford May Not Be The 'Best' Colleges A school should be defined by its commitment to great teaching and social equity, says the outgoing president of LaGuardia Community College. Anya Kamenetz