Work continues toward formula for higher education funding
Missourinet.com
Two legislative committees have revisited a model of what could go into a higher education funding formula that would include performance-based funding. A presentation that was first offered to the Joint Committee on Education last month was given to ...
Higher Education Funding Commission report releasedRome News Tribune
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Forbes
Paying For Kids' College? Don't Expect All A's
BusinessNewsDaily
Parents who pay for their children's higher education shouldn't be surprised that their grades show they aren't making the most of their opportunity, new research finds. The study by Laura Hamilton, a professor at University of California, Merced ...
Want Your Kids to Succeed? Don't Pay For Their EducationForbes
Study: Parental Support Sends Down College GPADiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Don't worry (too much) if you can't pay your kids' tuitionmsnNOW
Marketplace.org -The Fiscal Times -Science Daily (press release)
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SCC prez: Community colleges try for tuition freeze *every* year
Nebraska Radio Network
One of Governor Heineman's budget initiatives this session is increasing state aid to the University of Nebraska and state college system to bring about a two-year tuition freeze. Jack Huck, the president of Southeast Community College, says they're ...
Support for 18-month degree grows: Butte College's Perry 'intrigued' by ...
Enterprise-Record
BUTTE VALLEY — Butte College President Kimberly Perry sees potential in Assemblyman Dan Logue's plan for students to earn a college degree within 18 months of graduating from high school. The plan is more or less a sketch at this point. The Republican ...
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Deseret News
More public colleges may freeze tuition rates in return for more taxpayer support
Omaha World-Herald
LINCOLN — A proposed college tuition freeze puts Nebraska in league with a growing number of public colleges and universities that have promised not to raise tuition if they can get more state taxpayer support. Public university systems in Iowa ...
College Enrollment Expected to SlipStateline
Real college crisis has little to do with tuition costsDeseret News
For-profit college Rasmussen cuts tuition amid industry-wide enrollment declinesMinnesota Public Radio
Ocala -PR Newswire (press release) -Topeka Capital Journal
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Inside Higher Ed
Nowhere to Turn
Inside Higher Ed
“The U.S. higher education sector had hit a critical juncture in the evolution of its business model,” wrote Eva Bogarty, the report's author. “Most universities will have to lower their cost structures to achieve long-term financial sustainability and ...
Moody's Gives Colleges a Negative GradeNew York Times
Moody's Gives Higher Education Outlook Downgrade, Now Seen As NegativeHuffington Post
Moody's Cuts 2013 Higher Education Outlook to NegativeBloomberg
Yahoo! News (blog) -Daily Journal
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Texas budget proposals would cut funds from higher education
UT The Daily Texan (blog)
Higher education institutions would face a 2 percent funding decrease during the 2014-15 biennium if the Texas Legislature passes preliminary budget proposals filed Tuesday. However, funding may change before the Legislature approves the final budget ...
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Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
What About Community Colleges?
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
As someone who works in higher education, I must admit that predictions like Harden's always make me a little nervous. This is my livelihood we're talking about, after all. But as a community-college professor, I am reassured by the fact that two-year ...
Education: From blackboard to keyboardFinancial Times
MOOCs Assessed, ModestlyInside Higher Ed
Is 2013 Year Of The MOOC?InformationWeek
New York Times (blog)
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Oil industry not safe choice, aim for college education
Texas State University - The University Star
Although the lure of the lucrative oil industry may seem enticing for young adults, there is potentially much more job security for those who graduate from college. Close to a year and a half ago, Gov. Rick Perry made bold statements when he announced ...
Inside Higher Ed
Moody's Gives Higher Education Outlook Downgrade, Now Seen As Negative
Huffington Post
Much of higher education has always operated on the financial edge, and with endowments recovering, times now may well be better than at the height of the recent recession. (Moody's also gave the entire higher ed sector a negative outlook in 2009-2010, ...
Nowhere to TurnInside Higher Ed
Moody's Gives Colleges a Negative GradeNew York Times
Moody's now has negative outlook for all US universitiesYahoo! News (blog)
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