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South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride

South Carolina College Students Get Free Ride With Lottery’s Scholarship MoneyCOLUMBIA, S.C. The state’s biggest college scholarship program just got a lot sweeter.  About 21,000 students going to the state’s four-year colleges won’t have to pay for tuition under the lottery bill that Gov. Jim Hodges signed into law last month. That law does not […]

July 4, 2001

Community Colleges

Legislation Would Flatten Barriers for Undocumented Students

Legislation Would Flatten Barriers for Undocumented StudentsBy Kristina LaneWASHINGTON Under bills recently introduced by state and federal lawmakers, it would be significantly easier for some illegal immigrants to afford a college education — and for the colleges to afford the students.Two bills, one passed by the Texas state legislature and another introduced in the U.S. […]

July 4, 2001

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Recruiting Talent

Recruiting TalentIndiana University-Purdue University’s Minority Research Scholars Program produces first graduates  By ERIK LORDSWhen an Indiana program aimed at producing minority scientists and engineers graduated its first four students this month, Dr. Marchusa Huff’s mind overflowed with pleasant memories. Huff is the director of the Minority Research Scholars Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. And […]

June 6, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty

Casino Tax Money to Help Boost Pay for Louisiana’s College Faculty By Scott DyerBATON ROUGE, La.After years of receiving the lowest wages in the South, college faculty in Louisiana have finally hit the jackpot. With a push from Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster, the Louisiana Legislature agreed to dedicate $109 million in state gambling taxes for […]

May 9, 2001

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New College Education Tax Breaks Gaining Favor on Capitol Hill

New College Education Tax Breaks Gaining Favor on Capitol HillNew college education tax breaks are gaining favor on Capitol Hill as lawmakers seek to build on President Bush’s new tax reduction plan.While Bush would focus on cutting income tax liability, nine senators came before the powerful Senate Finance Committee last month seeking support for highly […]

March 28, 2001

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Massachusetts Announces Grants for Foster Children Attending College

Massachusetts Announces Grants for Foster Children Attending CollegeBOSTON Foster children attending college will be eligible for up to $6,000 a year in state grants to help pay for books, meals and housing under a program unveiled recently.  The $1.2 million grant program targets students who have left the foster care system at 18 without being […]

January 31, 2001

Leadership & Policy

New ACE Survey Has Good News, Bad News for College and University Presidents

New ACE Survey Has Good News, Bad News for College and University PresidentsWashingtonThe American Council on Education’s recent national public opinion poll on higher education policy produced good news and some bad news for college presidents.On the positive side, Americans continue to place high value on a college education and overwhelmingly believe that U.S. colleges […]

January 31, 2001

Latinx

Ceiling Lifted on Foreigners, While U.S. Minorities Still Underrepresented in High-Tech Field

Ceiling Lifted on Foreigners, While U.S. Minorities Still Underrepresented in High-Tech FieldMore so than ever before, employers are seeking foreign workers to fill skilled jobs that go unfilled in the United States. But the trend is prompting debate about how better to focus federal attention on education and job training — including the role of […]

November 22, 2000

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College Board Reports ‘Modest’ Tuition Increases

College Board Reports ‘Modest’ Tuition IncreasesIn two reports released here last month, the College Board announced that college tuition and fees in the 2000-’01 academic year have increased an average of 4.8 percent at four-year colleges and from 5.2 percent at two-year institutions.Calling the increases modest, College Board President Gaston Caperton says the report’s findings […]

November 8, 2000

Students

Whatever Happened to Subsidized Education?

Whatever Happened to Subsidized Education?This fall has brought news that economic expansion may finally be trickling down to those at the bottom of our nation’s economy. The poverty rate, at 11.8 percent, is at a 21-year low. Incomes were up by more than 2 percent in 1999. The number of Americans without health insurance has […]

October 25, 2000

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Congressional Control Up for Grabs

Congressional Control Up for GrabsWith the race for the White House in high gear, some education advocates are beginning to turn their attention to an important political contest operating under the presidential radar screen: the battle for Congress. Democrats and Republicans are waging a fierce war for control of the House of Representatives, where the […]

October 11, 2000

Students

Highlights from the Two Major Party Platforms on Education

Highlights from the Two Major Party Platforms on EducationDemocrats Propose:n That teachers who agree to teach in a school that needs their help would get financial assistance for college tuition or student loans, or a hiring bonus for those willing to switch careers. The Democrats also advocate alternative certification so that those who choose to […]

October 11, 2000