“Many institutions are more comfortable in a death spiral than taking a chance on deep and lasting collaboration,” says Russell Olwell.

Oregon officials—stung by steep losses in the Oregon College Savings Plan—are seeking $36.2 million in damages from OppenheimerFunds Inc., which managed a fund responsible for those losses.

Though more Windy City students are taking challenging academic programs, too few are making it into selective colleges, a study finds.

A group of Texas charters aims to expand the ranks of disadvantaged students who graduate, not just from high school, but college as well.