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Opinion
Saddle Up: 7 Trends Coming in 2018
Lisa M. Rudgers and Julie A. Peterson predict the challenges that higher education will face in the coming year.
State-Funded Student Aid Holds Steady
The split between need-based and non-need-based grants remained the same year over year in 2015-16.
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State Funding Cuts Matter
For every $1,000 cut from per-student state and local appropriations, the average student can be expected to pay $257 more per year in tuition and fees -- and the rate is rising.
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Opinion
What Makes a Good Free College Plan?
It is important to ask crucial funding questions about such plans now, argues Bob Samuels.
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Florida Colleges Take Hit on Remediation
But avoid legislation that would cap bachelor’s degree programs and create new oversight board.
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Michigan Gun Ban Upheld
Against a tide of pro-gun rulings and legislation, a state appeals court ruled 2 to 1 that the University of Michigan -- a public institution -- has the right to ban guns on campus.
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Affordable, but Not Free
Report suggests state-federal partnership to keep student loan payments at or under 10 percent of graduates’ income and estimates cost of doing so.
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Angst Over Middle-Class Aid
In several states, proposals seek to curb or end expensive grant programs that aren’t going to those who are most in need.
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