| Iowa colleges bending boundaries to reach students The Gazette - IOWA CITY — With a setting sun shooting rays through ominous clouds while chickens scurried across the lawn on a picturesque homestead west of town, 30 University of Iowa honors students scooted up to a long table and broke bread.. .. |
| Indiana schools offer incentives to former ITT Tech students NW Times - INDIANAPOLIS — Several Indiana colleges and universities have offered incentives to attract students who were displaced by ITT Technical Institute's failure. Disparate policies among the institutions' acceptance of transfer credits highlight the tough decisions former ITT students will face when choosing which school to attend or whether to continue their education at all.. .. |
| Illinois community colleges cost state over $215,000 per on-time graduate Sangamon Sun - Millions of dollars in taxpayer money are being spent in Illinois to support students and the community colleges in Illinois, but most of the students never graduate... .. |
| What Texas did to its special-education students Washiongton Post - An investigation by the Houston Chronicle has revealed that unelected state officials in Texas “arbitrarily decided what percentage of students should get special education services” more than a decade ago and then began auditing school districts that did not comply. .. |
| Florida Universities May Push For Summer Scholarships WUSF.org - Florida's state university system may ask legislators to expand the state's popular Bright Futures scholarship program to cover summer courses. This week, the Board of Governors plans to discuss whether to ask the Legislature to set aside nearly $50 million so eligible students can use the scholarship for classes taken during summer terms. .. |
| What Texas did to its special-education students Denver Post - A new statewide initiative could place 20,000 high-school students in apprenticeships by 2027 — and not just in the job fields traditionally associated with the earn-while-you-learn approach. .. |
| Cal State system moves one step closer to initiative boosting graduation rates EdSource - A California State University committee unanimously approved on Tuesday an ambitious plan to improve graduation rates by implementing targets that include improving counseling services, increasing summer and winter enrollment and adding course sections.. .. |