Houston Chronicle
Proposal To Tie College Funds to Completion Rate
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
AUSTIN Texas — Texas lawmakers are working on a proposal to tie higher education funding to completion rates at state universities. House Higher Education Committee Chairman Dan Branch will give details of his plan in a news conference on Wednesday ...
Business leaders call for performance-based higher education fundingAustin American-Statesman
Struggle to tie higher ed funds to graduation rateSan Antonio Express
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Holmes Scholars: The Next Generation of Higher Education Faculty
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Were it not for the generous funding provided through the College of Education at UCF and the mentoring and networking support provided through Holmes Scholars, LaMothe said, a Ph.D. and the prospects of becoming a professor would simply be out of ...
The Hechinger Report
Community College Grads Out-earn Bachelor's Degree Holders
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Berevan Omer graduated on a Friday in February with an associate's degree from Nashville State Community College and started work the following Monday in his new job as a computer-networking engineer at a local television station, making about ...
Throwing light onto the value of a college degreeThe Knox Student
When community college beats getting a bachelor'sMSN Money
$10000 bachelor's degrees may benefit few studentsOrlando Sentinel
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Legislators mull college tuition, transfer bills
San Antonio Express
House Higher Education Committee members on Wednesday dove into bills to bring a fixed tuition rate option to the state's public universities and to streamline the transfer process between community colleges and universities. Offering a fixed tuition ...
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Legislators propose linking state higher education funding to graduation rates
The Advocate
Louisiana institutions get about 40 percent of their funding from the state and the remaining 60 percent from students in the form of tuition. State Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie, said Wednesday that Louisiana has a problem when it comes to funding ...
'Destination data' too narrow a path for schools
Times Higher Education
Speaking to Times Higher Education in an exclusive podcast interview, he added: "I don't think (the data) serve the cause of opening up higher education to a wider group of students. Not every student will want to follow a course in a Russell Group ...
Vermont higher education faces cuts under sequestration
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Two federal allocations that would be affected nationwide — but less so in Vermont — are for Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants, for low-income students and work-study programs. Most Vermont colleges (including he University of Vermont and ...
Houston Chronicle
Business leaders call for performance-based higher education funding
Austin American-Statesman
There would be winners and losers under this approach. But Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, who leads the House Higher Education Committee, said he's hopeful that legislative budget writers will include the proposal in the state's spending plan for 2014-15.
Proposal To Tie College Funds to Completion RateDiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
'Tension' seen on college funding ideaFort Worth Star Telegram
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Higher education business plans in crisis
Portland Business Journal
The investor service Moody's has revised its outlook for the entire higher education industry to negative. Moody's previously had a negative rating on small colleges and universities. The new negative rating also includes giant research universities ...
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College Degree Is Most Important Investment for Brighter Future
Huffington Post
When you focus on value, the benefits of a college degree are clear: A college degree continues to be the most important investment you can make for a successful career and a brighter future. From 2007 to 2012, during very tough employment times ...
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