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Missouri higher education funding increases could vary by school
Columbia Missourian
Nixon's proposed budget seeks to implement a performance funding plan that would reward some schools more than others for meeting goals in such things as student retention and graduation. For example, the University of Missouri would get a 4.3 percent ...
Nixon slates $34 million increase in higher education budgetStandard Online
SEMO could receive $1.49 million extra under budget proposalSoutheast Missourian
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A college degree helps, but it's no guarantee of a job
Crain's Cleveland Business (blog)
... degree helps, but it's no guarantee of a job. Blog entry: January 29, 2013, 9:44 am | Author: SCOTT SUTTELL. There's no doubt that getting a college degree improves your earnings potential, but increasingly it's not a guarantee of landing a good job.
Returning to sense and sensibility in college education
World Magazine
A young woman I know who is a freshman in college took a sociology class in “Women's Studies” last semester and will be taking a class in “Religion and Witchcraft” during the spring term. My impression used to be that the freshman year of upper ...
College Degrees That Earn the Most Money
Fox Business
Overall, the study found that the average starting salary of all new college grads is $44,455, up 3.4% from a year ago. Among the broad categories of majors, education, up 5.4%, business up 4.2%, and communications, up 4.1%, experienced the largest ...
New Regius professorships announced for 12 universities
Times Higher Education
Applications were judged by a panel of academics led by Sir Graeme Davies, chair of the Higher Education Policy Institute and former vice-chancellor of the University of London, alongside Lord Broers of Cambridge, Lord Rees of Ludlow and Lord ...
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Report on Student-Aid Reform Calls for Making Pell Grants an Entitlement
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Demanding a set of accountability measures that would encourage colleges to keep higher education affordable could save more than $1-billion in 10 years, the report states. One recommendation revives a proposed national student unit-record system—a ...
A Financial Aid OverhaulInside Higher Ed
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CNBC.com
Have Degree, Driving Cab: Nearly Half of College Grads Are Overqualified
CNBC.com
Here's a new data nugget in a high-stakes debate over the state of working America: A new study finds that about half of all workers with a college degree are overqualified for their current jobs. Some 48 percent of the degree holders, to be precise ...
Commentary: Where Are the Jobs for College-Educated Americans?BET
Millions of Graduates Hold Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree, Report ...Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
New College Grads: Your Retail Cashier Job Awaits YouMoneynews
Huffington Post -Daily Caller
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Class Size Matters
Inside Higher Ed
Although the candidates were mainly arguing the benefits of small classes in K-12 education, the issue deserves attention within higher education. With the growth of online classes, including massive open online courses (MOOCs), and with the creep ...
UM Maneater
Nixon slates $34 million increase in higher education budget
Standard Online
A year after proposing drastic cuts in higher education funding, Gov. Jay Nixon slated a $34 million increase for state universities. In his State of the State speech Monday night, Nixon said he will increase the budget for education by $150 million ...
Gov. Jay Nixon proposes increases in education fundingColumbia Missourian
Nixon calls for increased education, Medicaid fundingUM Maneater
Nixon Focuses on Education and Mental Health in State Addressstjoechannel.com
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CBS Local
State College of Florida to offer cheaper degree
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
BRADENTON - The cost of a college degree could dip by about $3,000 this fall at State College of Florida, as the school on Monday joined the ranks of state schools offering cheaper tuition. SCF and the other 22 colleges that offer baccalaureate degrees ...
All 23 Florida Four-year Colleges OK $10K DegreesDiverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
23 state colleges sign on to Gov. Rick Scott's $10000 degree challengeTampabay.com (blog)
PSC, other colleges accept Scott's $10000 degree challengePensacola News Journal
CBS Local -St. Augustine Record -News Chief
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