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Four College Savings Plans Get Top Morningstar Honors

College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company’s annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.

October 15, 2012

Students

Gov. Haley Said S.C. Schools Have to Earn Their Keep

Gov. Nikki Haley wants South Carolina’s colleges and universities to earn the money they are given.

October 10, 2012

Leadership & Policy

Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases

Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.

October 9, 2012

Students

U.S. Senators Host Higher Education Accountability Forum

Two U.S. senators advanced the idea that getting students better information on how much a college graduate is likely to earn after graduation from a given program would help families make better college decisions.

September 19, 2012

Faculty & Staff

UNC Faculty Asks Chancellor to Rethink Resignation

Professors at North Carolina’s flagship public university are hoping to sway Chancellor Holden Thorp to change his mind about resigning in the face of multiple scandals.

September 18, 2012

Students

From the Democratic Convention: Education Takes Center Stage

Democrats opened their national convention with a strong emphasis on education, with speakers focusing on federal education programs and funding for the youngest learners to college students.

September 5, 2012

Students

Fort Valley State Seeks Title IX Compliance, Sports Funding Fixes

Fort Valley State University (FVSU) says its recent decision to reinstate its women’s volleyball program may be only a temporary fix to a larger challenge facing the school.

September 5, 2012

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Plan Would Link Kentucky Schools’ Performance, Funding

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s senior vice president for budget policy, John Hayek, said the measure will put pressure on institutions to improve.

November 13, 2011

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UNCF Conference Town Hall Meeting Focus on Creative Strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Panelists offered up a wide array of solutions — from beefing up community and corporate partnerships to seeking diversified funding sources – as ways to tackle the problems that show no sign of subsiding.

November 13, 2011

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ETS Conference on Achievement Focuses on School Funding

The Educational Testing Service conference “Advancing Equity: Removing Roadblocks to Achieving High Academic Standards” brought together 140 officials to discuss ways “to achieve educational excellence for all students.”

November 6, 2011

Faculty & Staff

College Prep Summer Programs Target Talented, Low-Income Students

Elite colleges team up to give talented yet impoverished youths the skills necessary to apply, gain admission and thrive at the nation’s most selective higher education institutions.

November 3, 2011

Leadership & Policy

New Association Aims to Support Asian-American and Pacific Islander–Serving Schools

The Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities has formed to support the mission of Asian-American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions in the U.S.

October 24, 2011