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The (Out-of-)State University
Study finds that cuts in state spending are linked to increases in out-of-state enrollment at public universities -- especially research institutions.
Undocumented and Stressed
Survey documents extreme pressures on students who lack legal grounds to reside in the U.S., but who are still achieving academically.
The New Normal at Berkeley
Governor Jerry Brown, a Cal alum, says "normal" students can't get into the university anymore. Why? Some blame Brown's budgets.
Opinion
Help Community College Students: Restore Year-Round Pell
As President Obama pushes unlikely plan to help two-year institutions, Jason Delisle and Ben Miller say his administration should bring back program it helped kill in 2011.
Obama's Final Two Years
The White House adds to its lengthy list of proposals for higher education, but faces long odds in Congress for most of the agenda.
Middle-Class Economics for Tuition
Obama makes his case to the nation for universal, free community college, as he also promotes revamped tax credits for education.
Flexibility and Graduation
Going to college exclusively full time isn't the best way for adult students who are returning to college to earn an associate degree, new data show.
Taxes and Education
Obama proposes shifts in education tax credits and Pell Grants, using increased taxes on wealthy individuals and financial institutions to pay the costs, and to finance plan for free community college.