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Online Education and Paying for College
WNYC
A brand-new iMac in the computer lab at the Academy for Software Engineering (Daniel P. Tucker). The credit rating agency Moody's revised its outlook for the whole U.S. higher education sector from "stable" to "negative" in a report released last week.
What Student Aid Research Shows
Inside Higher Ed
With the renewal of the Higher Education Act in the offing and the second act of a president who focused heavily on higher education in his first term now under way, the hunt for big or new (or at least helpful) ideas about student aid policy is in ...
Inside Higher Ed
Evolution or Mission Creep?
Inside Higher Ed
Michael A. Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council of State Universities of Michigan, said the legislation muddies the distinction between sectors of public higher education. “It's a foot in the door” for community colleges that aspire to ...
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College completion is the true test of urban education
Boston Globe
For decades, urban school officials have been boasting about their students' admission rates to two- or four-year colleges. What they rarely mention — or even keep track of — is how those kids fare after arriving on campus. Many drop out. In Boston ...
Colleges want 'stopouts' to finish
The News-Press
On Wednesday, the National Commission on Higher Education Attainment, comprised of 18 college presidents, will release a report issuing recommendations to improve college completion rates across all levels of American higher education. Bradshaw isn't ...
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State fails higher education test
The Detroit News
Between 2002 and 2012, state spending per student on higher education declined 35 percent even as public spending per prisoner increased 42 percent, Business Leaders for Michigan said Monday. In 2002, Michigan spent $2 billion on higher ed and $1.7 ...
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Higher education, higher costs
Burlington Times News
Over several decades, Americans have become convinced that many jobs require a college education which, when evaluated in terms of their objective skill requirements, shouldn't. Convenience restaurant managers and cellphone salespeople don't need ...
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Map out strategy to fund your education
Yuma Sun
The cost of higher education is increasing at a rapid rate. According to a study on the trends of college pricing conducted by The College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees at public four-year colleges has risen 235 percent since 1980. During ...
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Deferred-action Immigration May Get Tuition Break
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Pima Community College may give in-state tuition breaks to students who qualify under the federal government's deferred-deportation program. The Arizona Daily Star ( http://bit.ly/Vg10AF) reports that the college's governing board will consider the ...
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The value of a college education
The Flat Hat
The notion that we might move away from the idea of a college education as a necessary prerequisite for a successful career is an interesting one. Nevertheless, if I put myself in the shoes of a hiring manager, I would value candidates' college ...
