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Community Colleges

Massachusetts to Tie Community College Funding to Performance

Massachusetts has begun a community college funding effort that will tie a share of a school’s budget to boosting graduation rates.

August 13, 2013

Health

Feds, Family Reach Deal on Use of DNA Information

Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent.

August 7, 2013

Home

Public Records Key in Bennett Grade-Change Scandal

In algebra, students are required to show the steps taken to come to their answer, in part because teachers need to see whether they grasp the concepts.

August 4, 2013

Students

Thousands of Students Left Out in Cold by Summer Pell Grant Predicament

Changes in eligibility standards have resulted in steadily decreasing numbers of low-income college students receiving the grants for summer school as a result of not wanting to risk funding for spring and fall semesters.

August 4, 2013

Faculty & Staff

LSU Employees To Get First Pay Raises in Over Four Years

BATON ROUGE La.—LSU faculty and staff will see pay raises of up to 4 percent, under the first salary increase for campuses in more than four years, LSU System President F. King Alexander said Friday. Exactly who will get raises, what type of salary increase people will receive and how much they will cost remains […]

July 28, 2013

Students

White House, Senate Agree to Cut Student Loan Rates

The latest compromise in the student loan debate will reduce rates on new subsidized loans to 3.86 percent, but critics say students may still pay higher rates in the future.

July 25, 2013

Students

Obama Highlights Missouri College Program

Obama declared the “Missouri Innovation Campus” as a national model that can demonstrate how students can receive college degrees quickly at low costs.

July 25, 2013

Students

Senate Prepares to Finish Work on Student Loan Deal

Borrowing for tuition, housing and books would be less expensive for students this fall, but the costs would start climbing almost immediately under a deal the Senate was poised to pass Wednesday. The bipartisan proposal lawmakers were considering would link interest rates on federal student loans to the financial markets, providing lower interest rates right […]

July 24, 2013

Home

ETS Explores the Link Between Poverty and Education

The Educational Testing Service discusses their new report and offers ideas for policymakers on how to increase the probability of academic success for lower-income children.

July 24, 2013

Home

TN Lawmaker to Propose Tuition Freeze

A Republican state lawmaker says he wants to freeze tuition at Tennessee’s colleges and universities despite criticism from education officials that such a proposal would eliminate funds needed to sustain essential programs and basic operation.

July 23, 2013

Home

University of California, State Leaders Praise Napolitano Appointment

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will lead California’s flagship university system, though critics pointed out that she has little experience in the education field.

July 14, 2013

Students

Morris Brown May Head to Bankruptcy Court

Morris Brown College officials believe they would be able to sell off some property, settle mounting debt and keep most of the campus intact under a $20 million plan submitted to a bankruptcy court.

July 2, 2013