What appears to be “high performance” often reflects a reward system running on fumes rather than sustainable focus.

Jackie Gray, a student in the Fire Science Technology program, was named Albany Technical College’s 2026 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) Student of the Year. Gray will represent Albany ...

California is seeing a surge in adult students returning to college, driven largely by inflation and concerns over job ...

The center allows adult learners to go back to school and obtain a diploma, rather than a GED. Graduates also had a special ...

The library in Caldwell, Texas, runs adult ed classes with a small budget. It could be a model for more communities in the ...

Pedagogy that prioritizes persistence is not just good teaching--it’s a commitment to equity, access, and the transformative power of education Editor’s note: This article is part of Teaching the ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...

About 3.8 million new high school graduates are expected to enroll in higher education next fall. The number of former students with some college credits but no credential is, at nearly 38 million ...

Zayd Abukar from Educational Advisory Board will guide attendees through an exploration of who today’s adult learners are—their motivations, their constraints and how their pathways through higher ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of Teaching the Adult Learner: Practical Strategies for Higher Ed Success, a six-part series exploring how colleges can better support nontraditional students.

On campuses across New York, hundreds of thousands of students are settling in and starting the next chapter of their lives. Many of those students will say goodbye to their parents, leaving the ...