Senator Moore to host “Planning for Higher Education” information session
Millbury-Sutton Chronicle
Former college administrator and current Trustee of Nichols College, Sen. Richard T. Moore has concerns with the rising costs of college education. “A key part of the 'American Dream' has been the opportunity to send your children to college,” says Sen.
Fiscal Cliff Deal Spares Higher Education Research Funding, Tuition Tax Credit
Huffington Post
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden make a statement regarding the passage of the fiscal cliff bill in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Cuts to higher education funding were avoided ...
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A call for practical curriculum in higher education
The Hill (blog)
Now before I go any further, it is important to say that I am a huge proponent of higher education, as I now teach U.S. history at the college level, and truly believe in its undeniable benefits. However, what I question is the material taught in both ...
College Tax Credits Saved in Fiscal-Cliff Deal
Education Week News (blog)
The American Opportunity Tax Credit, which can trim up to $10,000 off the cost of a college degree, was extended for five years. It allows families to get a maximum $2,500 tax credit in higher education related expenses annually for four years. The ...
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Ashworth College is Now Accepting 2013 Gary Keisling ACCESS Scholarship ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Named for the online school's former President and CEO in recognition of Keisling's dedication and contributions to both Ashworth College and the field of distance education, the scholarship program will award 10 career diploma scholarships and four ...
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Stiles bill would authorize Jordan university to issue college degrees
Seacoastonline.com
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Legislature could decide whether to authorize a private university in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan to issue college degrees. The American University of Madaba, of Madaba, Jordan, is a nonprofit ...
That's My Bill: NH Legislature may permit Jordanian university to grant ...Concord Monitor
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Inside Higher Ed
Tests With and Without Motivation
Inside Higher Ed
The study found that student motivation is a clear predictor of student performance on the tests, and can skew a college's average value-added score. The study recently appeared in Educational Researcher, the flagship journal of the American ...
Washington Universities Not Happy With Governor's Tuition Plan
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Chris Gregoire's goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington's universities, who say the proposal fails to recognize the budget problems they face. A decade ago, state dollars paid ...
No College Tuition Increase In Gregoire's BudgetKMAS
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Mindful of debt, Alma College to pay for 5th year
USA TODAY
The centerpiece of that program is a promise from the college to pay the cost of completing a degree for any student who meets the school's requirements but fails to graduate within four years. The Alma Commitment goes into effect in fall 2013 and is ...
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Forbes
After Housing And The Stock Market, Is Higher Education The Next Bubble To ...
Forbes
Simply put, colleges are slowly pricing themselves out of existence. Tuition has consistently increased faster than inflation and household income, to the point that it is now four times more expensive to attend college than it was a generation ago ...
