Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 64

Leadership & Policy

Panel Finalizes Fla. Higher Education Proposals

More tuition flexibility linked to stronger accountability measures for Florida’s state universities are among the final recommendations approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force.

November 6, 2012

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Maryland First to Challenge DREAM Act at Ballot Box

Maryland could become the first state in the nation to decide by popular vote that illegal immigrants can be eligible for in-state college tutiton, if students have attended a high school in the state for three years and if they or their parents have paid state income taxes during that time, along with other requirements.

November 5, 2012

Students

Coming Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education Differences

President Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.

November 5, 2012

Community Colleges

Maryland DREAM Act Referendum a Top Ballot Issue

When Maryland voters go to the polls Tuesday, they will be determining the fate of a referendum issue that could have widespread implications across the nation, despite directly impacting the higher education plans of only several hundred students in the state.

November 1, 2012

Disabilties

Washinton’s GET Program Begins New Year Under Scrutiny

As Washington’s prepaid tuition program opens its doors to new investors on Thursday, parents and lawmakers are taking a closer look at the program and trying to decide what is best for the state and its children.

October 31, 2012

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Audio Interview: Veteran Out-of-State Tuition Row Intensifies

Listen to our interview with Hayleigh Perez, a Veteran who has been detrimentally affected by the he 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2010.

October 26, 2012

Students

Iowa Regents Support Freezing Tuition

Iowa higher education leaders endorsed plans Thursday to freeze tuition rates for undergraduates next school year in exchange for what they called a modest funding increase from the Legislature.

October 25, 2012

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Panel: Base Florida Tuitions on Degrees

Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force tentatively agreed Wednesday on recommendations that include basing tuition on the type of degree a student is seeking and letting “preeminent universities” set higher rates.

October 24, 2012

Students

Deans See Families as Key to Recruiting Hispanic Students

Schools are urged to to get an early start on welcoming Hispanic potential recruits and their families to their campuses.

October 24, 2012

Students

Tuition Increases Slow, but Net Cost Still Hits Home

Experts say dwindling federal grant aid and tuition increases put more of a financial burden on students.

October 24, 2012

Students

Private Nonprofit Schools Avoid Enrollment Slump

As overall enrollment has trended slightly downward for the first time since the mid-1990s, private nonprofit schools have remained steady in the face of the economic downturn.

October 23, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Delta State to Eliminate Nonresident Tuition Status

Delta State University will become the first of Mississippi’s eight public universities to allow all non-Mississippi residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in the state.

October 21, 2012