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15 Hours Doesn't Work for Everyone
We can do a lot to help adult students finish college. But increasing the course load for full-time Pell Grant recipients could actually hurt some of them, Pamela Tate argues.
State-Related Community Colleges
Illinois leads list of states where community colleges already get only a single-digit percentage of their budgets from the state, and more cuts may be on the way.
A Win for Coeducation
Judge rules that trust that supports Deep Springs College can have mission broadened from "education of promising young men" to "education of promising young people."
Obama’s Immigration Shift
President expands his temporary protected status for "Dreamers" and seeks to expand temporary work authorization program for international graduates of American universities.
Harkin’s Last Act?
Among the new provisions in the retiring Democrat's final proposal to rewrite the Higher Education Act are a student unit record system and incentives for colleges to graduate more Pell Grant recipients.
Promise Goes Grassroots
National "free tuition" group changes its name and pitch with plan to support state and city tuition scholarships while continuing to push on the federal level.
Default Rate Adjustments Panned
The top Democrats on the U.S. Senate and House education committees hit the Obama administration over decision to lower some colleges' default rates, allowing them to avoid sanctions.
Gaming the System
Public colleges may be using grade inflation or tightening admissions standards to comply with performance-based funding, survey finds.