3 weeks 9 hours ago

Those Taking Higher Education Credits Can File Taxes on Thursday
New York Times (blog)
Taxpayers claiming higher education credits are getting a valentine from the Internal Revenue Service: They can begin filing their tax returns on Thursday, the agency announced this week. Filers using Form 8863, used to claim two higher education ...

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3 weeks 9 hours ago

The San Luis Obispo Tribune

Report: Higher education funding proposal too lax
San Francisco Chronicle
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to increase higher education funding lacks mechanisms to ensure the extra money will result in improved graduation and enrollment rates, according to a report by the state Legislative Analyst's ...
California Legislative Analyst Slams Governor's Higher-Education BudgetChronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Governor's proposed high education budget faultedCentral Valley Business Times

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3 weeks 10 hours ago

Assembly Higher Education Committee Approves New York DREAM Act
Saugerties Post Star
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Higher Education Committee Chair Deborah J. Glick, and Assemblyman Francisco P. Moya announced today the Assembly Higher Education Committee passed, with overwhelming and bipartisan support, the New York ...
A New American DreamCampus Progress

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3 weeks 10 hours ago

Vice President for Instruction
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Central Oregon Community College is searching for a highly-qualified educator to join its Leadership Team as Vice President for Instruction. COCC is a learning-centered community college that provides affordable, quality educational opportunities to ...

3 weeks 10 hours ago

KSTP.com

Save Thousands on Tuition; What Colleges Aren't Telling You
KSTP.com
While not yet a mainstream way to fund a college education, Helmer says this type of insurance can be advantageous for those who buy a policy early. He says permanent life insurance offers tax free withdrawals and lacks some of the penalties associated ...

3 weeks 11 hours ago

Senator Seliger Files Higher Education Legislation
MyHighPlains
AUSTIN - Chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, Kel Seliger filed the following bills to focus on maximizing efficiency and streamlining higher education policy. Senate Bill 490, relating to Texas Equalization Grant (TEG) eligibility, will ...

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3 weeks 14 hours ago

The Various Challenges of the Higher Education Bubble
Acton Institute (blog)
Stamp-higher-education The latest topic of The City podcast is the higher education bubble, featuring Cate MacDonald, Dr. John Mark Reynolds, and Dr. Holly Ordway. Reynolds makes the point that bubbles can arise when things are overvalued, but that it ...

3 weeks 16 hours ago

Higher education focus shifts to finishing college
Daily Mail - Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The leaders of West Virginia's institutes of higher education believe colleges need to shift attention from recruiting students to ensuring that they graduate. James Skidmore, head of the Council for Community and Technical College ...
Transparency ConsensusInside Higher Ed
Higher Education Chancellor Sees Cracks In the PipelineWCHS
Retention, enrollment rates continue to plague WV higher educationState Journal
Beckley Register-Herald
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3 weeks 21 hours ago

Transparency Consensus
Inside Higher Ed
The imprimatur of the House's second-highest ranking Republican suggests that transparency -- requiring colleges to provide more information on what students will pay for a college education and what they can expect in return, from monthly student loan ...
Higher education focus shifts to finishing collegeDaily Mail - Charleston
Higher Education Chancellor Sees Cracks In the PipelineWCHS
Retention, enrollment rates continue to plague WV higher educationState Journal

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3 weeks 23 hours ago

UH Mānoa College of Education programs are nationally recognized
Hawaii Reporter
Last summer, the UH Mānoa College of Education submitted fourteen program reports to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Specialty Professional Associations (SPAs). As of February 1, 2013, all fourteen programs achieved ...