Obama pledges job training, lower college costs
Community colleges will become “community career centers” working with employers to train 2 million Americans for skilled jobs, said President Obama in the State of the Union speech, which also...
View ArticleCollege leaders fail Obama’s tuition plan
College leaders don’t like President Obama’s tuition-control plan, reports AP. In his State of the Union speech, the president threatened to cut some forms of federal aid to students at colleges that...
View ArticleCongress: How are colleges cutting costs?
College leaders talked about how they’re cutting costs at House and Senate hearings last week. Federal higher education funding increased 155 percent over the last decade, yet students are paying more,...
View ArticleThe best bang-for-the-buck colleges
The University of California at San Diego tops Washington Monthly‘s list of the top colleges for social mobility (enrolling and graduating low-income students at an affordable price), research and...
View ArticleObama: Link student aid to college value
President Obama proposes rating colleges on tuition, student loan debt, graduation rates and graduates’ earnings so students can shop for the best value. Eventually, Congress will be asked to reward...
View ArticleRanking colleges on affordability
The Washington Monthly‘s college rankings create a ‘reputation and reward’ system for colleges that are “recruiting and graduating kids of modest means” says editor Paul Glastris.
View ArticleTop ‘okay’ colleges
Nation’s Parents Release Annual Ranking Of Top 50 ‘Perfectly Good’ State Schools, reports The Onion. It’s satire, but it’s also true. President Obama wants to rate colleges and universities on...
View ArticleWhat do students learn in college?
Massachusetts is leading a nine-state effort to measure what students learn in college. The plan is to compare students’ work, including term papers and lab reports, rather than using a standardized...
View ArticleMaine: No tuition for sophomores?
Sophomore year would be free at University of Maine campuses under a plan proposed by a Democratic candidate for governor. One third of first-year students don’t make it to their second year.
View ArticleLots of stuff is affordable — but not college
Here’s why poor families can afford flat-screen TVs but can’t afford to pay for their children’s college education.
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Obama proposes 2 years of ‘free’ college
President Obama will propose federal funding to support two years of tuition-free community college for students who can maintain a 2.5 grade point average. Obama said the feds would pay three-fourths...
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Ed Dept drags feet on competency pilots
Two years ago, President Obama touted competency-based education (CBE) as a key to college affordability and quality. President Obama lauded competency-based education in a speech at SUNY-Buffalo two...
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