Kimberly Hefling

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5 things to know about campus sexual assault probe

Kimberly Hefling · May 2, 2014 7:40 am

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama signs a memorandum creating a task force to respond to campus rapes during an event for the Council on Women and Girls in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Obama administration is taking steps to help colleges and universities measure the magnitude of sexual assaults on their campuses and provide better protections for victims. A White House task force on sexual assault recommends in a report to be released April 29 that schools identify trained, confidential victim's advocates. It also wants schools to conduct surveys to better gauge the frequency of sexual assaults on their campuses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Notalone.gov to assist campus rape victims

Kimberly Hefling · April 29, 2014 8:54 pm

FILE - In this May 21, 2012, file photo, graduates from Joplin High School listen to speakers during commencement ceremonies in Joplin, Mo. U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without a diploma. Citing the progress, researchers are projecting a 90 percent national graduation rate by 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Report: 4 in 5 US high school students graduate

Kimberly Hefling · April 28, 2014 3:18 pm

Grieving borrowers told to repay student loan

Kimberly Hefling · April 22, 2014 1:07 pm

New SAT: What will those questions look like?

Kimberly Hefling · April 16, 2014 7:40 pm

Northwestern quarterbacks Zack Oliver, center, and Christian Salem, right, throw as the football team participates in an NCAA college spring football practice Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Evanston, Ill. After spring break, Northwestern resumed spring football practices with a huge issue that could change the college sports landscape hanging over their heads. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled last week that the team can bargain with the school as employees. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

College athletes take labor cause to Capitol Hill

Kimberly Hefling · April 2, 2014 4:00 am

Government: Education system rife with inequities

Kimberly Hefling · March 22, 2014 3:03 am

Disparities remain in America’s schools

Kimberly Hefling · March 21, 2014 4:11 pm

Q&A on the for-profit college industry

Kimberly Hefling · March 14, 2014 3:32 pm

Survey finds many schools need repairs

Kimberly Hefling · March 6, 2014 8:28 pm

New SAT: The essay portion is to become optional

Kimberly Hefling · March 5, 2014 6:30 pm

Group seeks to double number of US students abroad

Kimberly Hefling · March 3, 2014 12:16 am