Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 87

Community Colleges

Tennessee State Panel Recommends No Tuition Hike for Community Colleges

NASHVILLE Tenn. A state panel is recommending for the first time that community college and technology center tuition rates not be increased.

November 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Community Colleges to Offer Elementary Education Degrees

OKLAHOMA CITY Plans to offer four-year degrees in elementary education at four Oklahoma community colleges will help increase the number of elementary school teachers in the state, authorities said.

November 18, 2007

Students

UC Regents Approve Budget That Could Mean Higher Student Fees

BERKELEY, Calif. University of California leaders on Wednesday tentatively approved a 2008-09 budget despite objections that the proposal could lead to higher student fees.

November 15, 2007

Students

HEA Renewal Approved, With Some Surprising New Policies

Provisions of the Higher Education Act renewal approved by a House committee on Thursday includes year-round Pell Grants allowing students flexibility in enrollment schedules, a requirement that colleges report their reasons for increasing tuition for students and creation of an international education czar at the U.S. Department of Education.

November 14, 2007

Students

17,000 Massachusetts Seniors Get Free Scholarships to State Colleges

MALDEN Mass. Nearly 17,000 seniors in Massachusetts high schools now have free tuition to state colleges or universities.

November 14, 2007

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In Iowa, Romney Assails Giuliani, Huckabee on Tuition Breaks for Illegal Immigrants

SIOUX CITY Iowa Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, seeking to protect his narrowing lead and fend off challenges from rivals in this early-voting state, assailed Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani over supporting tuition breaks and broader sanctuary for illegal immigrants or their children.

November 13, 2007

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Trustees Consider 2008-09 Budget; CSU Fees May Be Going Up

BERKELEY Calif. California State University trustees have tentatively approved a budget for next year that could mean higher student fees.

November 13, 2007

Students

University of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Tech Exceed Mandated Scholarship Caps

LITTLE ROCK Too many students got too much money from two Arkansas universities that exceeded the state-set amount that could be spent on scholarships, but there’s no penalty for doing so.

November 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Oral Roberts’ Son Accused of Misspending

TULSA Okla. A Beverly Hills house and country club membership. Vacations in Palm Springs and the South Seas. A closet as big as an apartment, stuffed with hundreds of pairs of shoes, suits, dresses and golf shoes.

November 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Arizona State U., Northern Arizona U. Offer Tuition Proposals With Longer Reach

PHOENIX State university presidents’ recommendations would have students and their families paying more in tuition next year, but some attending Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University would know what’s coming after that.

November 8, 2007

STEM

Some Undergrads to Benefit From Tuition Caps at University of North Carolina Campuses

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Tuition caps will help many undergraduates in the University of North Carolina system next year, including those at UNC-Chapel Hill and three other schools that are barred from raising in-state tuition at all.

November 8, 2007

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Obama Plan Focuses on Credit, Colleges

BETTENDORF, Iowa Democrat Barack Obama offered a package of proposals Wednesday aimed at halting growing income inequity, including an overhaul of bankruptcy laws and tax breaks to make college more affordable for the middle class.

November 6, 2007