PennLive.com
Op-ed: Greatest Generation won't happen again without education investments
PennLive.com
Before the war, a college education was a right generally reserved for the well-to-do. The original opposition voiced by some congressmen sounded like lame attempts to keep things that way. Some predicted that veterans would lower education standards; ...
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Gadsden State receives diversity award
Gadsden Times
Gadsden State Community College received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a winner of the HEED award — which honors ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
International students flock to US colleges in record numbers
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The quest for a higher education in the U.S. is shared by young people born in countries across the world. Some -- like Keivani -- are refugees who are resettling in this country after fleeing political, racial or religious persecution in their ...
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College enrollment growth starting to stall
Danbury News Times
"I think the effect of the economy has actually helped buttress what could have been a more substantial loss in traditional-age students," said Connie Fraser, a spokeswoman for the state Office of Higher Education. Preliminary numbers released to ...
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For-profit colleges losing out to state schools charging less
The Seattle Times
Twelve of the 13 for-profit college companies tracked by Bloomberg have suffered stock declines this year, with six down at least 50 percent. The exception: Grand Canyon Education, which operates a traditional campus in Phoenix with a Christian focus ...
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MOOCs: Education future?
Charleston Gazette
Some experts think this snowballing trend someday may offer inexpensive college education to millions. Coursera -- an alliance of Princeton, Stanford, Duke and 31 other universities -- now presents 200 free classes to anyone who signs up via computer.
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Disintermediating higher education
Dallas Morning News
Today the actual tuition is $40,732 (not including room and board), so it's pretty safe to say that everyday inflation hasn't been the driving force behind the increase in college tuition. More important, the payback period, based on a likely starting ...
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Victoria College receives grant to train its continuing education students
Victoria Advocate
Money for tuition, services and faculty is on its way to students as part of Victoria College's continuing education program. The college was awarded $325,000 from the the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board at a conference last week. The Alamo ...
Solano college wants more foreign students
San Francisco Chronicle
Solano Community College will pay a consultant more than $100,000 over two years to recruit international students from Asia, at a time when the community colleges have undergone severe budget cuts and many students are struggling to get the classes ...
Solano Community College seeks international students to help boost budgetTheReporter.com
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College enrollment growth starting to stall
Ct Post
"I think the effect of the economy has actually helped buttress what could have been a more substantial loss in traditional-age students," said Connie Fraser, a spokeswoman for the state Office of Higher Education. Preliminary numbers released to ...
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