Times of Texas
Board of regents
Regents freeze in-state tuition, fees at UT for two years
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz The governing board of the University of Texas today froze in-state undergraduate tuition and fees for the next two years at the Austin flagship.
Outside effort could rekindle UT faculty productivity and tuition increase controversy.
by Reeve Hamilton of Texas Tribune National Group Calls on UT System to Freeze Tuition Enlargephoto by: Todd Wiseman Advocates for a moratorium on tuition increases at public universities — specifically at the University of Texas System — will attempt to deliver bags of ice to the Capitol offices of Lt. Gov. David … Continue reading
Texas Schools Prepare for a New Kind of Posse
by Reeve Hamilton Enlargephoto by: Caleb Bryant Miller The Posse Foundation, NY. Starting this fall, high school seniors in the Houston Independent School District will have an opportunity to vie for one of 30 golden tickets to a unique higher-education experience.
Texas colleges should take steps to measure learning
By Thomas K. Lindsay When the national study, “Academic Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” was published last year, its findings were alarming. Of the national sample of students it surveyed, 45 percent failed to show “any significant improvement in learning” after two years in college. Even after four full years in college, 36 percent … Continue reading
Years of tuition shell games clobber students, families
By Patricia Kilday Hart I should be happy for University of Houston students that President Renu Khator and the UH Board of Regents found a way to hold down costs and avoid a tuition increase next year.
The Assault on Public Education
One of America’s greatest achievements is being defunded and degraded by the dictates of the marketplace. BY Noam Chomsky Mass public education is one of the great achievements of American society.
UT Austin shifts orientation focus to academics
By Megan Strickland With two months until the class of 2016 begins arriving on campus to register for their freshman classes, University officials announced Monday a significant shift toward focus on academics for undergraduate orientation this summer.
Santa Monica College Students Doused In Pepper Spray While Protesting Tuition Hikes
by James Crugnale Thirty Santa Monica College students were pepper sprayed Tuesday night, with two needing medical assistance, after a clash with campus police during a protest over tuition hikes.
University explores potential tuition increases
Liza Winkler Students are likely to experience tuition and fee increases over the course of five upcoming semesters, beginning next spring.
Campus Election Seasons Provide Political Intrigue
By reeve Hamilton Most politicians in Texas spent February awaiting final word on the state’s redrawn political maps. Court delays pushed the state’s primary date from Super Tuesday — when Texas could have exercised some influence — to the end of May.
UT System unveils Web search portal
Sandra Zaragoza Staff Writer – Austin Business Journal The University of Texas System launched a new commercialization search portal as part of a broader effort to increase commercialization at its 15 institutions.
Board of Regents to vote on proposed tuition increase at next meeting
By Liz Farmer The Office of Student Financial Services must use current tuition rates to determine financial aid because the Board of Regents has yet to set a date for its 2012-2014 tuition setting meeting.
CU regent: Outcry over administrators’ raises killed 15.7% tuition hike
State lawmakers hear testimony from regents about higher-ed transparency By Brittany Anas, Camera Staff Writer
UT tenure review policy receives mixed reaction from faculty
By Teddy Wilson UT Austin Tower The debate surrounding higher education in Texas has affected the state’s colleges in different ways, and now it appears that the faculty at the University of Texas (UT) System colleges are the focus of a new reform.
Students push for voting power in higher education
By Ben Miller Undergraduate government officers are seeking to place a student representative who would be able to vote on matters from tuition increases to presidential appointments on the state’s higher education board.
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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
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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
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
- Grass-Roots Politics: GOP-USA’s Bobby Eberle Talks GOP Politics
- Texas Unemployment Rate Down to 6.9%
- Boehner to Obama on Deficit War: ‘This Is a Line in the Sand’
- Catholic University Students Casualties Of ObamaCare
- Myth Busted: Vaccinations Are Not Immunizations
- Romney to Inch Closer to Clinching Party Nod
- Catholic Student’s Losing Coverage due to ObamaCare Mandates
- Home Loans for Veterans in Texas
- Administration Approves Nomination of Houston Police Officer as U.S. Marshall for the Southern District of Texas
- How the Gay-Marriage Mob Slimed Manny Pacquiao
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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