Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 60

MSIs

Michigan Lawmaker Proposes In-State Tuition for Veterans

Active duty military personnel and veterans would pay in-state tuition in Michigan under measures introduced by one Democratic lawmaker.

March 3, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Anti-Affirmative Action Bill Fails This Session

The sponsor of a proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee said fellow Republicans who contributed to the failure of his bill on Wednesday could face repercussions in next year’s election.

February 28, 2013

Community Colleges

Report: High School Dropouts Cost Economy Billions

High school dropouts are costing some $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year, education advocates said in a report released Monday.

February 25, 2013

Sports

One in Four Students Would Delay or Drop Out of School if Federal Financial Aid Were Cut

As yet another budget deadline looms in Congress, the impact of a sequester and automatic budget cuts on individual students has gone largely undiscussed.

February 25, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Jackson State Wins Approval for Madison Courses

The state College Board has approved 42 courses for Jackson State University’s planned campus in Madison.

February 24, 2013

MSIs

Oregon House To Vote on Immigrant-Tuition Bill

The state House is scheduled to vote Friday on a measure allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition if they graduated from an Oregon high school.

February 24, 2013

Latinx

Forum: Black Male Incarceration Adds to Social Woes Predicted in Moynihan Report

Scholar and author Michelle Alexander says misguided criminal justice policies have worsened conditions for poor Black families far beyond what the late Daniel Patrick Moynihan predicted in 1965.

February 24, 2013

Students

APLU Report Tackles Most Common Questions in Higher Education

Comprised of answers to nine of the most frequently asked questions directed toward the APLU, the report addressed topics ranging from student debt to tuition rates.

February 20, 2013

Sports

NYC’s Cooper Union May Begin Charging Tuition

New York City’s prestigious Cooper Union school is running a budget deficit of $12 million a year, and may have to end its long tradition of allowing all undergraduate students to attend tuition-free.

February 17, 2013

Leadership & Policy

UT System Pushing 4-Year Tuition Option

University of Texas System regents on Thursday ordered their campuses to offer students a four-year, fixed-rate tuition option by fall of 2014 to encourage them to graduate on time.

February 14, 2013

International

Obama Administration Launches College Scorecard

The national movement to make higher education institutions more transparent in terms of their comparative costs and student outcomes got a lift with the launch of the web-based College Scorecard resource tool.

February 13, 2013

Home

Report: Higher Education Funding Proposal Too Lax

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to increase higher education funding lacks mechanisms to ensure the extra money will result in improved graduation and enrollment rates, according to a report by the state Legislative Analyst’s Office released Tuesday.

February 12, 2013