Barack Obama wants university leaders to stick to their guns. Appearing on the final episode of Marc Maron’s long-running WTF podcast, the former U.S. president urged college presidents to guard their ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday proposed to bring the cost of two years of community college "down to zero" for all Americans, an ambitious nationwide plan based on a popular Tennessee ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says higher education shouldn’t be a luxury or a roll of the dice. He says it’s an economic necessity and every American family should be able to afford it.

(AP) As college students return to campus, President Barack Obama’s campaign will be there waiting for them. Obama aides sees college campuses as fertile ground for registering and recruiting some of ...

Decrying a college ranking system that “serves some colleges and the companies that rank them just fine” but that “doesn’t serve our students well,” President Obama on Saturday unveiled the Education ...

Momentum for immigration reform has dwindled and the healthcare rollout has been plagued by technical issues, but the White House on Wednesday highlighted one initiative it hopes will gather steam in ...

In his State of The Union address, President Obama called for the government’s student financial aid to be tied somehow to the particular value of education at each college or university. That ...

Finding the right college is complicated enough for well-prepared students from middle- or upper-class families with a history of college education. If you’re a low-income student, the first in your ...