The federal government can play a role in reducing public college costs by establishing a flexible matching grant program, Kevin Miller writes.
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Aug 11, 2022
Some community colleges that lost enrollment during the pandemic are luring students back by promising them free tuition.
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August 11, 2022
Some community colleges that lost enrollment during the pandemic are luring students back by promising them free tuition.
August 4, 2022
Some higher ed institutions are working to ease financial burdens on students and employees as the cost of food, gas and basic essentials continues to rise.
May 20, 2022
Tuition discount rates at private colleges reached a record high of 54.5 percent, according to a new NACUBO study. That signals that financial aid is available—but also that pricing is arbitrary.
May 13, 2022
Campus leaders and state policy makers are introducing tuition waivers for Native American students at colleges and universities across the country.
May 13, 2022
College tuition largely held steady during the pandemic. Now rampant inflation is pushing tuition costs up, with some institutions approving steep increases unseen since the recession of 2008.
April 29, 2022
Pennsylvania’s governor is proposing a scholarship program for in-state college students for a third time. The stakes haven’t changed, but neither has the opposition from the horse-racing industry, whose revenues would partly fund the program.
April 5, 2022
New report suggests a microgrant program at Georgia State helps students complete their degrees faster and with less debt.
February 15, 2022
New data from Georgetown show that nearly a third of colleges and universities leave most students worse off 10 years after enrolling than their peers with only a high school diploma.
February 4, 2022
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office will send funds to the state’s 116 community colleges to create more open educational resource classes beginning next month.