Obama to highlight benefits of college tax credit
President Barack Obama wants Congress to make permanent a $2,500 college tuition tax credit that's set to expire at the end of the year, reports the Associated Press.
Funding
Gates Foundation launches $20 million program to expand technology use
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Oct. 11 announced the Next Generation Learning Challenges, a collaborative, multi-year initiative that aims to help dramatically improve college readiness and…
Community college grants, prizes to be unveiled at White House summit
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a $35 million competitive grant program during the White House’s first Community College Summit, and two major banks will join…
Gates Foundation focuses on college graduation
For many years, diversity in higher education has been measured by how many low-income students and students of color enroll in college. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
U. of Florida debates flat-fee tuition
The Miami Herald reports that Florida's state university system is mulling a one-size-fits-all tuition structure for full-time students--an idea that could lead some to graduate sooner, but also…
$46M in funding for digital textbook reader aimed at students
Kno Inc., a company developing a digital textbook reader for students, on Sept. 8 said it has received $46 million in the latest round of funding from venture…
Educational innovation gets boost under new programs
A movement is under way to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms.
Broadband grants include $63M for 100-gigabit research network
Colleges and universities will be among anchor institutions in an ultra high-speed nationwide internet network after President Obama announced July 2 more than $760 million in grants designed…
Ed-tech grant program aims to boost college readiness
Six months after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pumped $3.6 million into a national certification program for teachers of remedial college courses, a new initiative will dole…
College IT officials: Show us the money … please
Technology funding in higher education will remain flat or decrease for the “foreseeable future,” according to an annual education technology report released June 10, as campus IT officials…