State Policy

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.

Report suggests state-federal partnership to keep student loan payments at or under 10 percent of graduates’ income and estimates cost of doing so.

In several states, proposals seek to curb or end expensive grant programs that aren’t going to those who are most in need.

Support for public higher education rose in 33 states and declined in 17 in 2016 -- including a massive drop in Illinois.

Experts worry drawdown of federal funding for Medicaid expansion puts pressure on public higher ed funding.

Each additional legislator who has attended public college in a state is worth about $3.5 million in state funding for higher ed, study says.

Politics, geography and history all prevent the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education from following Georgia's consolidation path.

Tuition rose faster than state appropriations fell, and federal aid helped make that possible, study asserts.