2 weeks 12 hours ago

New Hampshire should lead the way in higher education reform
The Keene Sentinel
Gov. Maggie Hassan last week pledged to restore 90 percent of the funding cuts the state's university system suffered in the last round of biennial budgeting. But New Hampshire college students and their families won't likely feel the budgetary relief ...

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2 weeks 13 hours ago

CBS Local

Tuition to increase at state universities and colleges
Norwalk Citizen
HARTFORD — Tuition is poised to increase by an average of more than 5 percent for in-state students at Connecticut state universities and community colleges next year, while costs for out-of-state students would decline. The Board of Regents' finance ...
College Students Seek Tuition FreezeWJHG-TV
Tuition Increases Proposed For Community College, State University StudentsCBS Local
Despite new tuition hike, UTSA remains financially competitiveUTSA The Paisano

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2 weeks 14 hours ago

Wall Street Journal

A Degree Drawn in Red Ink
Wall Street Journal
The "College Scorecard" released by the government last week offers prospective students a new way to help gauge the financial return on a college education. Families can search by school to see how much money students owe on federal student loans ...

2 weeks 14 hours ago

Fox Business

Professors open up about the benefits of a college degree
Indiana University The Penn Online
It's no secret that for the past few years the American economy has been in less-than-perfect condition. With the cost of a college education going up and the possibility of finding a well-paying job seemingly going down, the benefits of a college ...
Which College's Grads Face the Biggest Debt?Fox Business

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2 weeks 15 hours ago

KUT News

How Universities Devalued Higher Education
National Review Online (blog)
An illuminating controversy erupted recently over a higher-education statistic I employed in a recent op-ed in the Austin-American Statesman. In the piece, I argued that we need strong medicine to mend ailing student-learning outcomes. To accomplish ...
ROY KENT: It is time for legislators to take education seriouslyYour Houston News (blog)

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2 weeks 15 hours ago

Southern higher education institutions tap agencies
PRWeek
WASHINGTON: Two southern higher education institutions have hired agencies to overhaul their images following competitive bidding processes. The Alabama Community College System's marketing and branding committee has entered into a $900,000 ...

2 weeks 21 hours ago

Philadelphia Inquirer

Redefining College-Ready
Inside Higher Ed
“There's already a history of trust between faculty,” Oakley said, adding that the "dialogue between higher education and K12 over the Common Core is a good place to start” in creating partnerships. As California Goes. Long Beach also saw big jumps in ...
The Trouble With Online CollegeNew York Times

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2 weeks 23 hours ago

Value of college degree outweighs financial burden, K-State professors say
K-State Collegian
With tuition costs rising every year, many students are asking the question: is a college degree really worth it? Two K-State professors of economics both agreed that yes, the financial sacrifices are all indeed “worth it.” Daniel Kuester, director of ...

2 weeks 1 day ago

Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Future of HBCUs Hinges on Ability to Evolve
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
For more than half a century, historically Black colleges and universities educated thousands of teachers, social workers, ministers, physicians, lawyers, scientists in all fields, aviators and business men and women. For more than half a century ...

2 weeks 1 day ago

CBS Local

Tuition to increase at state universities and colleges
The Advocate
HARTFORD -- Tuition is poised to increase by an average of more than 5 percent for in-state students at Connecticut state universities and community colleges next year, while costs for out-of-state students would decline. The Board of Regents' finance ...
Tuition Increases Proposed For Community College, State University StudentsCBS Local
Despite new tuition hike, UTSA remains financially competitiveUTSA The Paisano
Tuition Increase To Be Considered For State Universities, Community CollegesHartford Courant

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