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What Should I Buy for My Dorm? By Marc Phillips
By Marc Phillips College junior addresses common misconceptions freshmen have about dorms, books. One of my friends is leaving for his freshman year of college in a few weeks. I have known him for a long time, and worked closely with him when I was still in high school. He’s very excited to start his … Continue reading
Perry’s Busy Schedule Signals his Political Plans, Aides Say. By Dave Montgomery
By Dave Montgomery AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry appears to be bounding toward a full-scale plunge into the 2012 presidential race with visits to two early battleground states this week, where he is likely to tout Texas’ robust economic growth and job creation while President Barack Obama struggles against an onslaught of bad economic news. … Continue reading
What to Expect From This Week’s NCAA Retreat. By Dennis Dodd
By Dennis Dodd Let’s calculate the odds of any real change coming out of this week’s NCAA presidential retreat. All we have is history which has not been kind. In the late 1980s, the nation’s college presidents were charged with taking control of athletic landscape amid a time of scandal. In other words, live up … Continue reading
Thomas D. Parker: Time to Downsize Federal Student Loans
By Thomas D. Parker WASHINGTON I have spent much of my working life studying and promoting student loans. As a good liberal Democrat, I have spent years seeking to expand and then working for the old Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), which had its roots in Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. Currently, I consult … Continue reading
Tuition Inflation.
By James Bacon Recent news articles report that college tuitions are soaring this year… again. Does anyone really believe that the price hikes for higher education at public universities can be fully accounted for by cutbacks in state funding? Let’s take a look at the long-term picture comparing the cumulative change in tuition and fees … Continue reading
Modern Slavery: Student Loans. By Ryan Hamilton
Predatory lending practices targeting students symptom of broken education system By Ryan Hamilton While talking heads on news channels crow and manufacture umbrage over the deficit and the debt ceiling, a looming crisis of personal indebtedness for a new generation of Americans slowly takes root into the bank accounts of many college students. There it … Continue reading
UT Vice President to Lose Job in Shake-Up. By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz The public affairs operation at the University of Texas is being reorganized, but all except one of about 20 staff members will keep their university employment. The sole exception: Don Hale, the longtime vice president for public affairs. The shake-up, announced Monday, is the latest in a series of management changes … Continue reading
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Times of Florida
- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
Americans For Prosperity – Texas
- Blogger provides fresh perspective of UT President Powers’ astroturf campaign to keep his job
- Texas primary ballot initiatives - non-binding polls
- Harmony Schools on CBS 60 Minutes - Turkish English teachers are needed
- School Board members censure fellow member - for dissent
- TPPF's Tom Lindsay and Maverick Owner Mark Cuban provide insight which could rock UT's ivory tower
- UT Regents Commended for Standing Up to Powers
- Texas to FWS: Leave Texas -- and the Lizard -- Alone
- San Antonio pushing almost $.5 Billion bond initiative
- AFP is the messenger of news Obama doesn't want out
- Local Governments Racking up Debt: House Ways & Means Committee Hearing - Testimony by Peggy Venable
Univision Austin
- Lo Más Hot de Texas
- Las cuatro más bellas en bikini
- Jennifer López no usa sostén
- Las bodas más caras de la historia
- Importante cierre de autopista en Houston este fin de semana
- "Tiempo de Danzón" en Dallas
- Acudió a Walmart por cambio de aceite y salió con símbolos satánicos en su auto
- Permiten cazar con silenciador en Texas
Times of Florida
- Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
- La Raza Launches Campaign to Register Hispanic Voters
- Next Generation: What Does the Future Hold for Hispanic College Graduates?
- Luidia finds that tight budgets change, don’t eliminate tech implementations
- Romney’s Attack on Latinos Sends the Right Off a Cliff
- In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
- Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
- Jeb Bush foundation helps shape Florida education policy
- Latino swing voters and higher ed
- Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges – Tuition Increase
AgendaWise Reports
- Speaker Struas stragglers marked
- Murphy Turner connected to shadow PACs
- Trina Lanza on her priorities for the 83rd Legislature
- Diane Patrick on her priorities for the 83rd Legislature
- Straus the weak
- Diane Patrick on her vote for speaker
- Trina Lanza on her vote for speaker
- Vicki Truitt’s Trouble
- Mark Shelton on the expansion of gambling
- Mark Shelton on his priorities for the 83rd Legislature
Texas Insider
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Freedomworks.org Texas
- Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey endorses Matt Beebe for State Representative in Texas House District 121
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Training in Round Rock, Tx on Feb. 18th
- FreedomWorks Grassroots Events in Texas - January 2012
- FreedomWorks grassroots training in Shreveport, Louisiana on Oct. 8th!
- Another One Bites the (Fracking) Dust
- In the Shadow of the Senate: A New Tax Emerges
- Join FreedomWorks and local Houston-area groups for grassroots training on July 16th
- Texas to TSA: "Come and Take It."
- Join FreedomWorks and Houston Tea Party on July 16th!
- The Light Bulb Resistance Movement
Freedomworks.org Florida
- CPAC Florida Recap
- Champions of Freedom Rout Competition in Florida
- Champions of Freedom Rout Competition in Florida
- FreedomWorks Kicks Off 'Give Us Liberty' Tour in Florida this week!
- What Do Rep. Allen Boyd's (D-FL) Constituents Think About Health Care Vote?
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
- Woman's year-ago protest launched tea party movement in Florida
STEM
- STEM Ed Update: Sign-on Letter on Federal Budget, Upcoming Events, NEW STEM Reports
- Coalition Issues Core Policy Principles for 2012
- Coalition Testifies to House Approps on NSF’s Education Programs
- Quotes on STEM Education from the 2/28 House Markup of ESEA Legislation
- The White House Invites You to Join on a Budget Call to Discuss STEM Education
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