Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennsylvania plan would tie new college funding to performance targets
Philadelphia Inquirer
... four-year state schools, and private colleges and universities. The 31-member commission - formed to deal with the funding crunch for higher education and the need to keep the state economically competitive - unanimously approved the recommendations.
Panel: Colleges could get cash for meeting goalsThe Mercury
Panel recommends cash for performance targets in higher educationPocono Record
Pennsylvania Considers Tying State Funds to Colleges' PerformanceChronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board proposes cuts to TEXAS grant
SHSU Houstonian Online
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has proposed a retooling of the Towards EXcellence, Access and Success Grant Program (TEXAS) for the next legislative session. The THECB's recommendation is to alter the grants, so that they are ...
Survey: New grads can expect modest rise in hiring
Boston.com
Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new 4-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year. Demand for graduates with associate's degrees is expected to increase more sharply — by ...
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Survey: New grads can expect modest rise in hiring
Kansas City Star
While higher degrees generally translate into higher earnings, there are wide variations across fields of study and careers, and students have to factor debt into the equation if they need to borrow for tuition. According to Georgetown University ...
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College Costs Rise With $250000-a-Year Bureaucrats
Businessweek
Administrative costs on college campuses are soaring, crowding out instruction at a time of skyrocketing tuition and $1 trillion in outstanding student loans. At Purdue and other U.S. college campuses, bureaucratic growth is pitting professors against ...
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Commission suggests changes to Pa. higher education
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
A commission assembled by Gov. Tom Corbett to examine higher education in Pennsylvania issued a broad set of recommendations Wednesday intended to make post-secondary study more accessible and affordable. The proposals include tying increases ...
Pa. plan would tie new college funding to performancePhiladelphia Inquirer
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Education reform: College needs a makeover
Diamondback Online
Their findings showed 45 percent of students “did not demonstrate any significant improvement” in any assessment of these basic college skills, and, on average, two years of college education had little to no effect on students' achievement in those areas.
Missoula College officially takes on new name, mission
The Missoulian
With several members of the Montana Board of Regents in attendance, along with the Montana Office of Higher Education, university officials unveiled the new name and praised the school's success in meeting its evolving mission. Missoula College Dean ...
UM waiting for updates on federal investigationsMontana Kaimin
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Pa. plan would tie new college funding to performance
Philadelphia Inquirer
"We have, for the first time in recent memory, all of the higher-education sectors agreeing to implement this framework - and not only agree to this framework but agree to work together in partnership with the governor and General Assembly," said ...
Governor's commission recommends higher education changesPittsburgh Post Gazette
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Presents Recognition of Excellence ...
KOSA
Odessa, Texas (November 14, 2012) – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) honored Odessa College with a “Recognition of Excellence” for the Drop Rate Improvement Program (DRIP) that Odessa College created to increase student ...
