Electives are the neglected offspring of American undergraduate education. Accrediting bodies have little to say about them. A keyword search through the New England regional standards reveals a ...

The classroom buzzes with activity. Sixth graders gather around computers in the classroom, writing their plays. On the stage, a team of students practices their student-written production. Others use ...

Backers of time-honored electives ranging from band to consumer sciences fear they are being crowded out of the school day as districts, facing tougher state and federal requirements, devote more time ...

You can customize your studies by taking elective courses offered throughout the university on a range of topics you select. Electives enable you to pursue your ...

High school is a time when teens begin to find real independence from their parents, look toward the future and learn more about who they are as individuals and what they’re passionate about.

RIT graduate student Adrian Lomeli Martin is busy working on his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and is focused on graduating in a couple years. Even with the demands of his research in ...

G ianni Brescio needs to get something tangible out of his college education. He’s going to Georgetown University on loans, and he doesn’t have a lot of family wealth to fall back on. He’s majoring in ...

You crunch equations in math class, test hypotheses in science class, read Shakespeare in language arts and explore historical documents in social studies. These core subjects have and continue to be ...