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New College Affordability Measures

Initiatives being launched in 2012-13 to help keep students' and families' out-of-pocket costs as low as possible. Tuition cuts and freezes, three-year degree programs, and more. Complete list.

NAICU Statement on President Obama's Higher Ed Proposals

NAICU President David Warren commends the president's commitment to student assistance, and calls for avoiding unintended consequences for students. More

Net Tuition Price Falls 4.1% at Private Colleges

Inflation-adjusted net tuition and fees at private colleges actually dropped 4.1 percent in the last five years, according to a recent College Board report. More

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Redefining Community College Success

Inside Higher Ed

June 6, 2011

An Education Department committee last week further honed its recommendations for how to overhaul the way the government measures the success of community colleges.

Live and Learn

The New Yorker - A Critic at Large

June 6, 2011

A lot of confusion is caused by the fact that since 1945 American higher education has been both meritocratic (Theory 1) and democratic (Theory 2). Professional schools and employers depend on colleges to sort out each cohort as it passes into the workforce, and elected officials talk about the importance of college for everyone. We want higher education to be available to all Americans, but we also want people to deserve the grades they receive. It wasn't always like this.

Pittsburghers seek to create an innovative low-cost college The Saxifrage School

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

June 5, 2011

Imagine a freshman English class set in the back room of your neighborhood bar, or a philosophy lecture reverberating inside a church footsteps from home.

Colleges Rewarded for Outcomes, but Which Ones?

New York Times

June 5, 2011

During the regular session, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's top legislative priority for higher education was the implementation of a financing system that rewards universities for graduating more students, not just for getting students into classes. A financing system that includes more "outcomes-based funding" has strong support, including that of the Texas higher-education commissioner, and business leaders. But policy makers cannot agree on what outcomes to measure and how to encourage them.

More private colleges are helping students afford an education

North Jersey Record

June 4, 2011

While some public universities offer scholarships, often using them to attract non-resident students who will still pay higher tuition than residents, some students are finding that private colleges are a financially viable option with many benefits.

Rethinking higher education

Chicago Sun-Times

June 4, 2011

It's a particularly good time to be in the business of higher education. Especially if it's affordable. Nationally in 2009, more students than ever were enrolling in college, a trend most economists have attributed to the lousy job market that awaits high school graduates. But with the economy continuing to drag along, more students have begun to rethink the traditional four-year track.

Obama Administration's New Regulations on For-Profit Colleges Draw Backlash

Fox News

June 4, 2011

Under the regulations introduced Thursday, a program would meet standards if at least 35 percent of former students are repaying their loans and the estimated annual loan payment of graduates doesn't exceed 30 percent of their discretionary income or 12 percent of their total earnings. The first year programs would be deemed ineligible is 2015. Progressive groups say the new regulations aren't strong enough, while others say they go too far.

Rein in for-profit colleges

June 4, 2011

The Obama administration backed so far away from tough new standards governing for-profit colleges' eligibility for federal student loan programs that when the rules were announced Thursday, publicly traded colleges' stocks rose. Yet even a modest effort to ensure that students and taxpayers are getting their money's worth from for-profit schools is welcome. The better for-profit colleges should welcome regulation that purges their ranks of poor performers.

Report: Universities drive DC region’s economic growth as federal government downsizes

Associated Press

June 3, 2011

The region's colleges and universities will be a catalyst for the District of Columbia's economic growth over the next decade as the federal government downsizes, a new report says. The region's 14 major colleges and universities spend a combined $5.6 billion annually, with $1.4 billion of that spent in the district, according to a report commissioned by the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Including impact last year from university visitors, students and retirees, more than $7 billion was spent in the region, with roughly $2 billion in the district.

What's a college grad worth? Washington starts to ask.

Christian Science Monitor - Editorial

June 3, 2011

New rules issued Thursday by the Department of Education will hold accountable a rising sector of higher education - career colleges - on whether graduates are prepared enough for jobs in their fields. While the new regulations are aimed mainly at preventing fraud, they also set a critical precedent for extending the federal hand into higher ed. All colleges and universities might someday be held responsible for the learning outcomes of students.


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