Category: Higher Education Affordability
The US wants more apprenticeships. The UK figured out how to make them coveted roles
by Kelly Field, The Hechinger Report December 15, 2025 MACCLESFIELD, England — Ishan Goshawk, an apprentice with global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, […]
December 15, 2025
Amid a national shortage of nurses, nursing apprenticeships are beginning to offer a solution to the problem
This story was produced in partnership with Work Shift and reprinted with permission. MOBILE, Ala. — Three or four times […]
December 10, 2025
a parking lot where students can sleep safely in their cars
by Gail Cornwall, The Hechinger Report December 9, 2025 LONG BEACH, Calif. — When Edgar Rosales Jr. uses the word […]
December 9, 2025
I earned my associate degree while still in high school, and it changed my life
by Maxwell Fjeld, The Hechinger Report December 1, 2025 Earning an associate degree alongside my high school diploma was an […]
December 1, 2025
As the supply of applicants declines, college admissions gets kinder and gentler
by Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report November 18, 2025 PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. — As she approached her senior year in high […]
November 18, 2025
College students are tired of being told that we ‘should be grateful’ for our internships. We also want to get paid
by Savannah Celeste Scott, The Hechinger Report November 17, 2025 Imagine clocking out of an eight-hour shift and your compensation […]
November 17, 2025
College students hedge their bets in a chaotic labor market by double-majoring
by Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report November 5, 2025 After he graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Drew Wesson hopes […]
November 5, 2025
More first-generation students in Texas are applying for college
DALLAS — Adrian Torres’ obsession with race cars began when he was 11 years old. He got hooked watching a […]
October 27, 2025
Student-parents belong on college campuses. So do their children
Too many student-parents never make it to graduation, in no small part because their campuses don’t adequately help them fit […]
October 27, 2025