No Gains for 12th-Graders On National Examination

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

Only about one-quarter are performing proficiently or better in math and just 4 in 10 in reading. And they’re not improving, the report says, reinforcing concerns that large numbers of today’s students are unprepared for either college or the workplace.

Tracking Trends

2014 February 17 - 12:00 am

TRACKING TRENDS : More States Grant In-State Tuition to Immigrants

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

Advocates Energized as More Early-Arriving Immigrants Gain Access To Reduced College Costs

Around the Nation

2013 November 25 - 12:00 am

Test-Takers Rush To Complete High School Equivalency Exam

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

Americans who passed part, but not all, of the GED test are rushing to finish the high school equivalency exam before a new version rolls out in January and their previous scores are wiped out. About 1 million people could be affected.

Around the Nation

2013 November 25 - 12:00 am

Test-Takers Rush To Complete High School Equivalency Exam

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

Around the Nation

2013 November 11 - 12:00 am

College Tuition Increases Appear To Be Moderating

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

There’s some good news on college tuition. Yes, the cost has gone up — but not as much as in the past.

Dateline Washington

2010 January 11 - 12:00 am

DATELINE WASHINGTON: VA Foul-Ups Leave Vets Waiting for GI Bill Payments

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

Colleges and universities are still waiting for tuition payments for thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who attended school last fall under the new GI Bill, leaving the veterans panicked that they’ll be unable to return to class in January.

Dateline Washington

2009 August 26 - 12:00 am

DATELINE WASHINGTON: New GI Bill Sending Thousands Of Veterans Back to Classrooms

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer

Spc. Marco Reininger started the year on the dusty streets of Afghanistan. He’ll end it on the campus of Columbia University with the government picking up a large chunk of the $100,000 tab for tuition.