(Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
Part-Time Law Degree Programs to Get Ranked
This new part-time ranking will be separate from our regular ranking of the best law schools.
CHEATING
Professors Use Tech to Fight Student Cheating
High-tech testing centers and anti-plagiarism software are some of the new tools professors are trying.
On Education
More High Schools Consider Eliminating Class Rankings
Some schools report increase in students getting into colleges when they don't report class rank.
Business Schools Expect Boom as Economy Sags
Applicants are anxious over increased competition, but admissions officers say the rules are still the same.
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K-12 NEWS
Does 'Algebra for Everyone' Add Up?
Study finds some eighth graders in algebra know only as much math as a second grader.
Technology
Turning School Buses Into Classrooms
Arkansas considers expanding a pilot program for rural college-prep students.
ELECTION 2008
Young Voters Confused About Registration
Register at parents' home? At school? Students get conflicting advice.
Celebrity College Flashback
Nadine Velazquez.
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STUDENT HEALTH
Arizona State University students hang out a Club Rio, a popular bar close to the campus. (Mark Peterson/Redux)
A Lower Drinking Age Is a Long Shot
Bingeing may be worsening on campus, but the British experience is a cautionary tale.
GETTING IN
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Find the Self-Defense Course Near You
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Choose A School
New dorms are being built on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. (Scott Goldsmith--Aurora for USN&WR)
Colleges Scramble to Find Housing
High interest in dorms has forced schools to put hundreds on housing wait lists and send some students to hotels.
<i>The Hangovers</i>, an all male A Capella group from Cornell University, perform during an on-campus event. (Jeffrey MacMillan for USN&WR)
College a Cappella Goes Glam
A new book, 'Pitch Perfect,' follows groups from Virginia, Oregon, and Tufts.
Defining the Achievement Gap
Recent reports show education reform is not so black and white.
