Elissa Nadworny

Students and advocacy groups want the University of California system to drop the test requirement. They argue the policy "illegally discriminates against applicants on the basis of race and wealth."

In 2016, Chile passed gratuidad, or "free college." As the idea gains popularity ahead of the 2020 presidential election in the U.S., Chile offers some lessons from what has happened there.

At one Illinois school, first-generation students — the first in their families to go to college — make up 43% of the student population. The school has a program to help them navigate college.

With T-shirts, pins and posters, campuses are drawing attention to first-generation students. The next step, experts say, is to actually give those students the knowledge and support they need.

A federal judge has also fined U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for failing to stop collecting from former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges, which shut down in 2014.

About 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. are raising kids, and one of their biggest challenges is getting child care. A new proposal in Congress would expand the only federal program that helps.

NPR's student podcast challenge is back for a second year. Teachers and students from across the country participated in the first contest, and this year promises more great student reporting.

Once again, NPR is challenging teachers to turn their classrooms into studios and their lessons into podcasts. Last year's contest drew nearly 6,000 entries from around the country.

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.

Students say one of the most intimidating things about college is talking one-on-one with professors. But developing that relationship can be key to college success.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A new book looks at how the struggle to pay for college has transformed the experience of the American middle class.

Schools are investing in high-tech solutions to flag potential student perpetrators of violence such as mass shootings. Privacy experts and student advocates are concerned.

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.

NPR sent photographers across the country to document the differences between school districts.

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

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.