The Pacific Research Institute has a report out on the price tag for remediation at california colleges. The report seeks to measure the expense involved in remediating students who leave high school...
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Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has proposed that the state issue $1.65 billion in bonds to pay for construction and renovation at the state's college's and universities, according to the...
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Would you bid on a nerd? A computer geek? The Linux Users Group, the largest computer club at Washington State University, has teamed up with some campus sororities for an event they're calling...
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I read Kari Milchman's October 4th blog and couldn't help but wonder where she took her classes in rhetoric. She's pretty decent at it. Her case, though, is overstated and (I think) she...
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(Source: University of Nebraska) Be careful when declaring your major next fall. It could cost you. So says a recent New York Times article, which details a growing trend among public universities to...
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(Source: Amherst College) Critics might argue that elite colleges sustain, even exacerbate, racial and social inequality, but officials at these institutions see it another way. By admitting...
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Here, courtesy of the Associated Press, is a primer on college loans. The "article" is presented in a Q&A format. It begins as such: If they haven't already, millions of seniors...
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(Source: University of Chicago) When I was a senior in college, my advisor told me to think about the University of Chicago for graduate school. Chicago has long been one of the premier graduate...
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Here's an article with an interesting take on the whole 'affording college' conundrum. The author argues that college is indeed affordable, and making it more so actually increases the...
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The cost of higher education is growing and growing. Many students, parents, and educators feel that it has gotten to the point of being ridiculous. What can families do these days to manage the...
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(Source: Williams College) Last week I reported that Princeton has decided not to raise tuition for the next academic year. (Room and board rates, however, will increase.) What are the implications...
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(Source: Princeton University) More "big news" from Princeton: The University announced it will not raise tuition for next year. Yippee. Princeton must love headlines. It dropped early...
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Higher education in India--as in most countries--is already quite expensive. And it's about to get worse. Recently, a proposal passed to raise university fees country-wide. Many people have...
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A lot of people think so, and the cost of higher education is the subject of endless debates. Here is an interesting article that addresses these concerns. But in general, the higher education lobby...
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College? Affordable? Can those two words even exist in the same sentence? They can, with a little research. Here's an article that may make it easier. College Education Weekly offers five possible...
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(Source: Cornell University) Yet another item from the "shocker!" file: College costs continue to outpace inflation. Now that's news. A recent study from the College Board tells us that...
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(Source: Williams College) You'd think graduates of private colleges accrue more debt than those of public colleges, given the respective costs. In many cases, you'd be wrong. A new report...
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The 'Bush administration' recently passed rules designed to limit the number of welfare recipients enrolled in college programs. Officials justified the decision here. Supporters claim that...
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It can't be denied that college is getting more and more expensive. Often it seems that financial resources are getting more and more scarce. The United States has always led the way with inflated...
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Section 529 plans have long been a preferred method of getting the funds to pay for college. Some recent changes to the tax codes have made these plans even more viable. These savings plans offer tax...
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