| Indiana colleges must make education more affordable Elkhart Truth - The Indiana Commission for Higher Education understands that if we want more Hoosiers to invest their time and money in a college degree students must be able to afford college without going into overwhelming debt.. .. |
| Oh, Wisconsin Inside Higher Ed - What you say, when you say “Wisconsin” is in the process of radical change. The current legislative proposal to remove tenure from state statute and increase the power of the Board of Regents... .. |
| Education Bill Gives Schools Option Of Pre-Labor Day Start CBS Local - Minnesota - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers are giving school districts a chance to get their academic years started sooner this fall. An education plan set for upcoming votes by the Legislature would allow all districts to resume classes on Sept. 1 for the coming year only... .. |
| It’s time to make college completion the priority at community colleges Grand Rapids Business Journal (subscription) - The Chronicle of Higher Education publishes completion data for all higher education institutions by state. It’s worth checking out: The three-year graduation rate for first-time college students enrolled full time at Michigan community colleges in 2013 is 12.6 percent, compared to 19.4 percent nationally... .. |
| Lawsuit challenges college rules for in-state tuition Myrtle Beach Online - COLUMBIA, S.C. Aspiring college students who are legal U.S. citizens but can't prove their parents are in the country legally have sued South Carolina officials, saying the state is unconstitutionally denying college scholarships and forcing them to pay out of state-tuition .. |
| One day most colleges in the south may have the same course name and numbers ExtraCredit Blog - She said Florida is the poster child for college students transferring from one public college to another because the state has the same name and course number for every class whether you take it at the University of Florida or Hillsborough Community College .. |
| Thousands Of High School Students Getting Lost In Texas NPR.org - Middle school in San Antonio wasn't a good experience for Jaye McCurtain. She says other students would steal her school supplies, or mess around with her things. Then she started to feel pressure around dating and boys. .. |
| Report Finds Successful Online 2-Year College Courses in California Inside Higher Ed - The Public Policy Institute of California released a report Tuesday identifying successful online courses in the state's community colleges.. .. |
| California State University Launches Program To Prepare Students For College Success University Herald - California State University at Fullerton has launched a program to help prepare Santa Ana high school students for college, school officials announced. .. |
| Fewer Colorado students take remedial classes to start college Denver Post - The number of Colorado high school graduates who take remedial classes before being allowed into college-level courses has decreased for the third year in a row. .. |
| Nevada's groundbreaking school-choice law: Help or hindrance to public The Christian Science Monitor - The Nevada law, signed by the governor Tuesday, allows virtually all parents of K-12 students to opt out of public school but use their children’s state education dollars for a customized education.. .. |