Education News | News Date April 26, 2012

India Ink: How to Apply for a Student Visa to Study in the United States

Martin Bennett, the educationUSA outreach coordinator at the Institute of International education, offers advice for international students on how to obtain a student visa.

Y! Big Story: Six things to know about U.S. immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court's hearing on Arizona's SB1070 comes at a time when illegal immigration from Mexico has fallen. The argument over unauthorized entry has drowned out some intriguing developments in America's overall migrant population, including a rebound in international students in higher education and legal citizenship. Below, some facts and figures about who's coming, [...]

African Adolescents Missing Out On Global Health And Education Improvements

Although adolescents have benefitted from progress in education and public health over the past two decades, a UNICEF report entitled "Progress for Children" reveals that tens of millions of adolescents are still without education and over 1 million are dying each year. According to the report, the most challenging place for an adolescent to live is in Sub-Saharan Africa...

TED blends animation with education at new website

The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences on Wednesday launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.

L.A. Board of Education's new election boundaries approved

The boundaries, which were approved by the L.A. City Council, change minimally. The boundaries offer something to each sitting board member.The new election boundaries for the Los Angeles Board of education will change minimally under new maps approved Wednesday, although they will offer something for each of the politicians who now hold those offices.

TED blends animation with education at new website

The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.

6 Common Misconceptions About Financial Aid

So, you've gotten into college (congrats!), filled out your FAFSA (great!) and are now staring at a financial aid award letter, wondering what to do next (uh-oh). As the May 1 deadline to accept financial aid offers approaches, TIME Moneyland spoke to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and Fastweb.com, to thwart many of the common misconceptions families have when it comes to financing a college education.

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