Articles
Sallie Mae Plans to Split into 2, Names New CEO
(NEWARK, Del.) — Sallie Mae plans to split into two separate, publicly traded companies. The student loan giant also named John Remondi as its CEO. Sallie Mae,...
The $7,000 Computer Science Degree — and the Future of Higher Education
Tired of student-loan debt? One prominent technology school is offering a three-year master’s degree in computer science that can be earned entirely online — and...
Weak Financial Literacy Scores Threaten a Global Education Movement
The FINRA 2012 National Financial Capability study results are due out soon and likely will show no improvement in individuals' money management skills. With so...
Higher (Cost) Education
We’ve known for a long time that the cost of college education has gone through the roof. But who’d have thunk it’s affecting elementary schools as well?It’s a...
Who Needs Philosophy? Colleges Defend the Humanities Despite High Costs, Dim Job Prospects
As rising tuition and mounting student debt makes prospective income a bigger part of choosing a major, humanities disciplines such as philosophy and history are...
Photo Essays
Scenes from Brazil’s Angry, Nationwide Protests
Anger over a bus ticket price fare hike in the Brazilian megapolis of Sao Paolo has blown the lid off a seething pot of frustrations and tensions. Hundreds of...
LIFE and Civil Rights: Segregation in 1956 South Carolina
In late 1956, over the course of several months, LIFE published what the magazine itself described as “a series of major articles on the background of the crisis...
Time.com Specials
TIME's 12 Education Activists for 2012
What do an old-school game designer, the current NCAA chief and Maggie Gyllenhaal have in common? They're all on TIME's list of the 12 education activists to...
The 20 Best- and Worst-Paid College Majors
A new report shows some undergraduate degrees pay off more than others — literally. Using data from the U.S. Census, the Georgetown University Center on...
