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Sequester Will Force Universities to Scale Back Scientific Research
The sequester is already limiting the amount of money universities can offer to graduate students. more
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States Look to Raise Standards for New Teachers
Would paying teachers more improve the quality of teaching candidates? Some states are considering that and tougher admission standards at education programs. more
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Report: Tie State Funding to College Performance
It’s time to overhaul the way states fund higher education, a new report says. more
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Supreme Court Will Review Michigan’s Affirmative Action Ban
The nation’s highest court will decide whether a Michigan affirmative action ban passed by voters in 2006 can prevent colleges and universities from using race when they decide which students to admit. more
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Higher Ed Cuts Mean Major Tuition Hikes
Tuition at public colleges in Arizona and California has spiked more than 70 percent over the past five years, the result of massive cuts to state higher education funding in those states and most others. more
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The End of ‘No New Taxes’ in Minnesota
After more than decade of budget deficits balanced without tax increases, Democrats have taken power in Minnesota promising a different path. more
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Voters Approve More State Debt
Voters in New Jersey and Alabama heed their governors’ call and approve bond issues as a way to boost their states’ economies. more
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Bond Measures Put Some Governors’ Clout on Line
Some governors are urging voters to approve bond issues as way to boost their states’ economies. more
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Obama Moves Shake Up Maryland Dream Act Debate
A major shift in U.S. immigration policy from the White House could have repercussions for a ballot measure in Maryland in November that would let undocumented students qualify for in-state tuition.
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North Dakota Voters Sidestep Controversies
On an Election Day that featured intraparty legislative races in several states, North Dakota voters shied away from several controversies over the University of North Dakota's “Fighting Sioux” nickname, protections for religious liberty and local property taxes.
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States Struggling to Slow Tuition Growth
Arizona has led the nation in tuition increases over the past 5 years. Next year, the cost will be frozen. Is tuition growth slowing? more
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States’ Measure of Community Colleges Varies
Virginia, North Carolina and California track the most indicators of community college graduation data, according to the College Board. more
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States Scrutinize For-Profit Colleges
Rhode Island is considering whether to approve a for-profit osteopathic medical school, as Kentucky leads 22 other states in investigating the for-profit education industry. more
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Bullying Prevention Goes Beyond State Laws, Unions Say
Top school union officials use a movie premiere in Washington, D.C., to focus on bullying and the need, they say, for more action and resources on the issue. more
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Higher Education Funds Begin Slow Recovery
State higher education funds are typically among the last to recover from a recession, but governors in a number of states have called for higher appropriations this year, in part to keep tuition costs from continuing to grow. more
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Employees at Illinois Public Colleges Could Lose Tuition Perk
EDUCATION BEAT: A bill moving in the Illinois legislature would kill a benefit that gives children of long-serving university employees discounted tuition at in-state universities. more
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Obama's Higher Ed Plan Prompts Debate
TODAY'S TAKE: President Obama wants to link federal funding to colleges and universities to their ability to hold down costs for students. Some higher education officials are skeptical. more
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State Student Loan Programs Look to Fill Financial Aid Gap
As states pull back on aid to higher education and grants to students, a growing number of them are getting into the student loan business. more
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Rise in Student Debt More Modest Than Anticipated
EDUCATION BEAT: Despite major tuition increases in states across the country, student debt for the class of 2010 increased only modestly from the previous year, buoyed in part by more grant aid.more -
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In a Year of Cuts, Some College Presidents Get a Raise
EDUCATION BEAT: Top higher education officials have gotten raises wthout controversy in Alaska and Montana, but a proposed increase in Utah has incited responses from angry legislators and the governor.more