6 weeks 5 days ago

San Francisco Chronicle

President Obama's Next Four Years: Invest in Higher Education
Huffington Post (blog)
Over the past four years, building on the foundation of accountability established by No Child Left Behind, the president and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have fostered a revolution in K-12 education. Not content to tinker around the edges or ...
AP Interview: Education secretary says it's tough to teach students worried ...Daily Journal

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6 weeks 5 days ago

ABC News

Dartmouth College Ending Advanced Placement Credit
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
CONCORD, N.H. — High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has concluded the tests aren't as rigorous as its own classes. The Ivy League school currently ...
Dartmouth Stops Credits for Excelling on AP TestNew York Times

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6 weeks 5 days ago

Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

University of California Wants More Classes Online
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Jerry Brown, -Search using:News, Most Recent 60 DaysBiographies Plus Newswho has been pressing California colleges to embrace online education to make college more accessible and affordable. In his 2013-14 budget, Brown has proposed giving ...
UC regents pledge to expand online education in next few yearsLos Angeles Times
How California's Online Education Pilot Will End College As We Know ItTechCrunch
California State U. Will Experiment With Offering Credit for MOOCsChronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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6 weeks 5 days ago

Higher education leaders face uphill budget battle
Austin American-Statesman
Higher education leaders in Texas were hoping to recover considerable ground in the legislative session that began last week following cuts two years ago of nearly $1 billion in state funding. They're still expressing optimism, but they could face an ...

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6 weeks 5 days ago

OLSEN: Freeze college tuition for four years
Modesto Bee
As a mom of three children between 11 and 5, I worry about whether my husband and I will be able to afford a college education for our kids. I look at the exponentially rising cost of tuition over the past few years and question how it will even be in ...

6 weeks 5 days ago

State senators file bill for concealed carry on higher education campuses
KLTV
Senate Bill 182 was filed Thursday by a group of 14 state senators, including State Senators Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler) and Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville). If passed, it would allow for concealed carry permit holders to carry their concealed weapon on ...

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6 weeks 5 days ago

Deseret News

Mormon math: Younger missionaries = less money for Utah colleges
Salt Lake Tribune
With the new, lower age requirements for LDS Church missionaries, Utah colleges and universities expect to lose hundreds of students this semester and are bracing to lose millions of dollars in future tuition revenues. Anticipating tuition revenue ...
Where have all the junior colleges gone?Deseret News

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6 weeks 5 days ago

California Newswire

Opinion: Protect college students from tuition increases
San Bernardino Sun
Gov. Jerry Brown recently released his budget proposal to the Legislature for the next fiscal year and he rightly makes education a top priority. Republicans agree with him. In fact, the entire Legislature should seize this opportunity to make our ...
Making college affordable againCamarillo Acorn

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6 weeks 5 days ago

Deseret News

Private colleges criticize governor's tuition freeze plan
Fremont Tribune
An association of independent colleges and universities has criticized Gov. Dave Heineman's proposal to increase funding to the University of Nebraska and the state's colleges by $47 million during the next two years in exchange for a two-year tuition ...
More public colleges may freeze tuition rates in return for more taxpayer supportKearney Hub
Real college crisis has little to do with tuition costsDeseret News
College Enrollment Expected to SlipStateline
Minnesota Public Radio -Topeka Capital Journal
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6 weeks 5 days ago

Toledo Free Press

Johnson: Unleashing the power and productivity of higher education
Toledo Free Press
It is in this spirit that I want to share an idea that excites me and that I believe would enrich and strengthen the education assets in our region. Regions of the country that have the wealth of colleges and universities that we have here in Northwest ...
College leavers' hard road to final destinationTimes Higher Education
Pricking the academic bloat Is a university degree still worth the trouble?Washington Times
Micromanaging the UCsLos Angeles Times

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