State’s new funding model coming in December
A new higher education funding formula the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) is charged with creating must factors in graduation rates and retention.
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Texas governor pushes proposals to boost college completion
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Prepaid tuition plans flawed but still popular
Prepaid college tuition plans are no longer the surefire solution to runaway tuition costs they once seemed.
Community college plans to offer two-tier course pricing
Faced with deep funding cuts and strong student demand, Santa Monica College in California is pursuing a plan to offer a selection of higher-cost classes to students who…
Colleges seek cash for educational technology as budgets shrink
Thirteen states are set to drop higher-education funding by double digits in 2012, the federal stimulus has run out, and student enrollment continues its uptick, forcing colleges and…
State higher education spending sees big decline
State funding for higher education has declined because of a slow recovery from the recession and the end of federal stimulus money, according to a study released Monday,…
College tuition hikes fail to stop cutbacks on campus
America's public colleges and universities have burned through nearly $10 billion in government stimulus money and are still facing more tuition hikes, fewer course offerings and larger class…
Wright-Patt Credit Union donates $33 million towards higher education
As higher education institutions around the country are being forced to raise their tuition rates in order to recoup their losses from lowered state education budgets, the Wright-Patt…
$2 billion that could change online education
It wasn’t the $12 billion in community college funding that officials hoped for in 2010, but a $2 billion federal grant program unveiled in January could encourage two-year…