Recent News About U.s.department Of Education
Connecticut 4th-graders score five points above the national average on reading
By Connecticut Business Daily reports | Feb 15, 2020
Fourth-graders in Connecticut on average scored 224 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is five points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Connecticut 4th-graders score three points above the national average on math
By Connecticut Business Daily reports | Feb 8, 2020
Fourth-graders in Connecticut on average scored 243 on a standardized math test administered last year, which is three points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
UConn sports programs took in $79 million in 2018
By Connecticut Business Daily reports | Jan 31, 2020
University of Connecticut grossed $79 million in 2018, making it the 61st-highest-grossing college athletics program in the United States that year, according to a Connecticut Business Daily analysis of the latest federal data.
1,181 borrowers in Connecticut filed for student loan forgiveness in 2nd quarter
By Connecticut Business Daily reports | Dec 21, 2019
Borrowers in Connecticut who sought forgiveness of their student loans in the second quarter of 2019 numbered 1,181, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the U.S. Department of Education.
The price of education: Which New Hampshire schools charge the lowest in-state tuition?
By Local Labs News Service | Jul 29, 2019
New Hampshire residents pay the lowest in-state tuition at Manchester Community College, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.
585,402 U.S. borrowers in default on student loans
By Higher Education Tribune | Mar 22, 2018
University of Phoenix, Everest University and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana University had the most students who defaulted on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.