NPR
Elite Colleges Struggle To Recruit Smart, Low-Income Kids
NPR
After Harvard offered what was, in essence, a free college education to students whose families earned under $40,000 a year, Hoxby says, "the number of students whose families had income below that threshold changed by only about 15 students, and the ...
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Bloomberg
Paying for Proof
Inside Higher Ed
Coursera is also doing its part to link the concept of openness with online higher education, Downes said, and the next frontier for MOOCs should be “open credentials.” Credit Remains Elusive. While Coursera's fee-based choice will not lead directly to ...
Coursera Announces Details for Selling Certificates and Verifying IdentitiesChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
Online college courses to grant credentials, for a feeWashington Post
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Bill introduced would create $10000 college degrees
Kern Valley Sun
North State Assemblyman and Chief Republican Whip Dan Logue announced that he has introduced a bill to decrease the costs of college for students. Assembly Bill 51 would create a pilot program for certain college majors to earn Bachelor's Degrees for ...
Bellingham Herald
Double-digit tuition increases being considered by college system
The Connecticut Mirror
Faced with cuts in state funding, declining student enrollment and mandatory pay raises for faculty, the Board of Regents for Higher Education is considering raising tuition by as much as 12.4 percent next school year. "I don't think it's a surprise ...
Legislation of Interest to Higher Education Institutions: StudentsJD Supra (press release)
State-Colleges Group Names Top 10 Policy Issues for 2013Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
THE DIRTY DOZEN OF EDUCATIONTucson Citizen
HydroInsider.com -Patch.com
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TheNewsTribune.com
Rep. Larsen: Fiscal cliff could affect higher education
TheNewsTribune.com
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, left, meets with higher education officials Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2012 at Whatcom Community College to discuss the federal budget and its impact on local colleges and universities. From left are WCC President Kathi Hiyane-Brown, ...
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Area legislators share thoughts on higher education issues
LubbockOnline.com
Higher education issues are among the hot topics in the 83rd Texas Legislature, which began Tuesday. Gov. Rick Perry has asked universities to lock in four-year tuition rates, offer degree programs with a $10,000 price tag and graduate more students in ...
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Institutions Must Invest in Retention Efforts, Panel Says
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Jackson made his comments during a “best practices” session on college access and success. The session was part of the 2013 Statewide Completion Forum conducted by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The theme of the forum was “Readiness ...
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Report: College Savings Plans Utilized by a Wealthy Few
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Finding that few Americans participate in federal programs aimed to help families save money to pay for their children's college education, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that program participants are primarily wealthy. “Less ...
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Area legislators share thoughts on higher education issues
LubbockOnline.com
Higher education issues are among the hot topics at the 83rd Texas Legislature, which began Tuesday. Gov. Rick Perry has asked universities to lock in four-year tuition rates, offer degree programs with a $10,000 price tag and graduate more students in ...
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Bellingham Herald
Legislation of Interest to Higher Education Institutions: Students
JD Supra (press release)
To read recent alerts reported on by KMTG that affect k-12 and higher education, please see our Legal Alerts under the Resources tab at www.kmtg.com. Links have been provided below if a summary has been expanded upon in a previous Legal Alert.
State-Colleges Group Names Top 10 Policy Issues for 2013Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
THE DIRTY DOZEN OF EDUCATIONTucson Citizen
State Colleges Propose Tuition Freeze If Legislature Raises FundingHydroInsider.com
State Journal
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