Orientation at Boston College — a time when incoming students register for classes, meet peers and learn about campus resources — lasts three days. The school year at this Jesuit Catholic university ...

In a move that underscores a nationwide effort to boost the quality of math and science education, Fairfax County's selective Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology will begin to ...

Like baseball scouts, Arlington County math teacher Linda Allen and her colleagues at Gunston Middle School scour the rolls every year to find more students who can play in their equivalent of the big ...

Since 2002, first-year students at Brown have had the opportunity to take first-year seminars — small courses, capped at about 20 undergraduates, that are designed to build community and introduce new ...