Education

SmartAsset ranked 281 metro areas based on the added annual income that someone could expect with a graduate degree when compared with having only a bachelor’s degree.

HeyTutor used National Center for Education Statistics data to explore and contextualize the current state of teacher vacancies in public schools.

Using exclusive data, The 74 looks into the much-derided practice of in-class, virtual instruction and the multi-million dollar industry it has spawned.

MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Census Bureau’s one-year American Community Survey and the Department of Education’s College Scorecard to identify the cities where post-secondary degrees are most lucrative.

Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marker Learning examined racial and ethnic differences in students with learning disabilities.

Stacker used 2023 data from Niche to look at the 25 cities with the best school districts in the United States.

The Hechinger Report looks at the issue of state takeovers of schools and whether such measures actually aid student performance or function to undermine Black and Hispanic communities.

The 74 takes a deep dive into an unusual and growing educational program with one mission—to help adults get their high school diploma, sometimes decades after they dropped out.

Using 2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Best Universities identified the industries where history majors are most likely to find employment.

The Hechinger Report finds Japan’s situation is now also being faced by the United States, where the number of 18-year-olds has begun to drop in some states and soon will fall nationwide.

Student loan debt affects millions. Tovuti LMS researched strategies companies across the U.S. implement to help employees pay or offset costs.

EDsmart used National Center for Education Statistics data to identify the states with the greatest undergraduate enrollment declines in the last decade.

Best Universities used the Biographical Directory of Congress to find out which schools were most popular among members of the 118th Congress for their undergraduate degrees.

Experts say the naturalist approach can be especially beneficial to children after the pandemic, but The Hechinger Report found outdoor preschools are generally inaccessible to children of color.

Stacker referenced College Board data reported by PrepScholar to rank the states with the highest performance on the SAT, drawing on results from the class of 2022.

EDsmart compiled a list of ways schools and students are bridging the digital divide based on data analysis from several sources, including Educause and Pew Research.

Stacker reviewed historical milestones and education statistics to determine how college admissions have changed over the last 80 years.

The average new college grad’s student debt balance is nearing $30,000. Stacker compiled Education Department data to illustrate tuition costs over the years.

HeyTutor compiled a list of programs and activities to help students retain knowledge over the summer, citing Institute for Education Sciences data.

Teachercertification.com compared cost-of-living data from the Economic Policy Institute with teacher income data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.