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Preview: Obama's 2013 Budget
Community colleges would get $8 billion over the next 3 years, the maximum Pell Grant would increase, and some research funding would grow in the president's proposed budget for higher education programs.
Turn Back the Clock
The Education Department's take on the definition of "clock hour" programs is too broad and could unfairly cut into federal aid, say a Texas state agency and for-profits.
Senators Focus on Tuition Costs
Senators agree tuition can't keep growing, though their ideas differ on how to address the problem.
On Notice
In State of the Union speech, Obama calls for keeping student loan interest rates low and warns colleges to stop raising tuition -- or risk losing federal support.
Student Work Hours: Up and Down
Time spent on the job increased sharply from 1970s through 1990s, then held steady until a dramatic drop in 2009, study finds.
What They See, What They Get
In light of criticism about job placement and student debt in legal education, admissions officers discuss transparency in law school admissions.
Mismatch on Loan Negotiations?
Negotiators tapped to debate mostly technical changes in student loan rules have more of an activist bent.
Law and Disorder
Report explores the deepening crisis in law schools and what the rest of higher education can learn from it.