Same jersey, same goal – UT Student Regent Ashley Purgason
By Ashley Purgason Serving as the student regent on the University of Texas System Board of Regents offers me a unique perspective. I travel the state visiting the 15 UT […]
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New investigations of UT Law School Foundation begin
By Andrew Messamore Daily Texan As the attorney general investigates the University of Texas Law School Foundation, legislators and former Foundation trustees are continuing to hammer out the fine line […]
California. How much would you pay for a country club education?
A great video. Higher education in California isn’t what it used to be. Find out why students are paying higher tuition costs and getting a less comprehensive education in California. […]
UT commits to simplify financial aid, college cost information
By Bobby Blanchard The UT System announced its commitment to make information on college costs and financial aid easier to understand and more readily available for students by 2013, according […]
A&M, UT tuition hikes
By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN – Students at most campuses in the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems would pay more in tuition next fall under proposals scheduled to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Tuition Hike?
by Matthew Albright Bill aims to bring cost in line with southern average Kristen Braud and Shawn Champagne, nursing seniors at Nicholls State University, study Monday on campus. A bill […]
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.
Secrets to paying for college
By Kim Clark and Beth Braverman (MONEY Magazine) — You knew it was bad, but now that your child is close or getting ready to go to college, you’re starting […]
College Math 101: Calculating the Real Cost of Attending
By RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN College acceptance letters are rolling in. Now the hard part-figuring out where the kids can afford to go. WSJ’s Rachel Louise Ensign shares what’s key to […]
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 […]
WT students take the hit unjustly
An injustice likely is about to be perpetrated on West Texas A&M University students. To be clear, the source of the injustice isn’t at the WT campus headquarters in Canyon. […]
Texas A&M president proposes tuition hike
By VIMAL PATEL vimal.patel@theeagle.com Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin proposes a 3.95 percent rise in student tuition at a hearing Wednesday.
Commissioner addresses average
By Rachel Mehlhaff / Staff Writer Denton Record-Chronicle DALLAS — Texas’ higher education commissioner told the University of North Texas Board of Regents that higher education in Texas has worked […]
UT panel recommends steps to boost graduation rate
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz A panel of faculty members and students at the University of Texas today recommended a host of measures, including mandatory freshman orientation and stepped-up advising, to […]
The partial budget picture – Viewpoint
By The Daily Texan Editorial Board In March, the UT System Board of Regents will likely raise tuition for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years, per President William Powers Jr.’s […]
How to Get a $106,000 College Education for Free – Lynn O’Shaughnessy
How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Sounds crazy? Actually, I’m serious.
What Does a College Budget Look Like?
By JULIE MAYFIELD, LINDSEY MAYFIELD What does an actual college budget look like—and how can you be smart with yours? Here’s a peek into one family’s costs.
Proposal sets tuition increase but students won’t see fees rise
By Rene Cardona Jr. Students will see an increase in tuition for the coming 2013-2014 biennium, which will fund new initiatives to improve academic success, and although some fees will […]
A La Carte College Tuition: Florida’s Science- Tech Majors Could End Up Paying More
The quest for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees might eventually lead to a quest for higher tuition for students entering those programs, based on comments Friday from a […]
What will cost more in 2012? – 3.75 percent tuition increase
Written by Adam Belz Iowans’ pocketbooks will feel the pinch – and here’s why The list of things that will be more expensive in 2012 is a long one, and […]
It’s payback time – As student debt climbs, number of good jobs drops
By Emery Cowan Tse Chi “Chad” Yen will graduate from Fort Lewis College this December with a degree in psychology and a promising job prospect at a nonprofit in Denver. […]
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Countdown to college: Tips for narrowing the college list
By LEE BIERER McClatchy Newspapers Take a deep breath, hit the “submit” button and then exhale. Thousands of students are doing this every day. But, at the same time they […]
15 Surprising Side Effects of Rising College Costs
It’s hard to miss talk about rising college costs these days. It’s plastered all over newspapers and websites, and has been at the center of much political debate over the […]
Chart of the day: College Tuition is Out of Control
This is about a week old, but the comments are pretty telling. What do you think? Originally posted by Posted by Brad Plumer Earlier this week, the College Board released […]
Can our public school administrators be trusted – By Empower Texans
This is becoming a theme on Pratt on Texas: Are Texas public school administrators honest with parents, students and taxpayers? Take for example the no-pass, no-play rules demanded by Texans […]
UT System Launches MyEdu Partnership to Increase Efficiency
By Liz Farmer The UT System announced a partnership Tuesday with the interactive website MyEdu to increase online advising efforts across UT institutions. The partnership is part of UT System […]
More U-46 students taking AP exams
By Larissa Chinwah An effort to identify students in Elgin Area School District U-46 who are eligible to take Advanced Placement courses has resulted in an increase in the number […]
Top Online Universities Are Leading the Pack for “Responsible Conduct” Standards
Author: Bryan Clark In the past online degrees from for-profit colleges and universities were viewed as subpar alternatives to their brick-and-mortar brethren. In a study of 449 human resource professionals […]
Creating community colleges opened doors for thousands
By Bonnie Washuk, Staff Writer
Affordability while maintaining quality
Benjamin Franklin is credited with the old adage, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” People are always trying to add to that […]
10 Things Student Loan Companies Won’t Say
Sure, they’ll help pay for college. But good luck paying them back. By ANNAMARIA ANDRIOTIS 1.Your co-signer could do you more harm than good Before they will lend thousands of […]
For Students Heading Back to School, Mounting College Debt Highlights Need to Keep College Affordable
For Students Heading Back to School, Mounting College Debt Highlights Need to Keep College Affordable Written by By Western Governors University WGU keeps costs low with student-centered competency-based approach to […]
Western Governors University Announces Investment in WGU Texas
WGU Texas, a subsidiary of the nationally recognized nonprofit Western Governors University, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. WGU Texas announced that it is one of three state subsidiaries […]
Tuition Costs Rise as State Funding Falls
Written by Liza Winkler This spring Texas State students can expect to shell out more money for tuition due to budget cuts made to higher education in the recent legislative […]
Study: Half of Texas’ Students Have Been Suspended or Expelled
Written by Aricka Flowers, UOPX Writer Network Are American schools too harsh when it comes to discipline? A new study by the Council of State Governments Justice Center has some […]
New Models for Status Quo Universities
Written by Jeff Sandefer Is it possible to create a new type of public university, where professors and administrators make clear promises to their students and deliver an exceptional […]
Praising Excellence in Higher Education
Written by Jeff Sandefer One of the great joys of being a teacher is getting the chance to work with other teachers who change the lives of students.Just this week […]
Esther Cepeda: Two Scary Questions for College Students
By Esther Cepeda, Washington Post Writers Group I recently explored the distressing trend of higher education devolving into an ultra-expensive job-training program rather than giving students the opportunity to discover […]
The Dangers of Student Debt
Mikael Kjellstrom / Postmedia News files “Students have many financial decisions to make, whether at the beginning of the year or all throughout the year,” says Roxanne Dubois, chairpreson for […]
Get Textbooks for Less
Written By Sharon Naylor
Two-year Degree Courses Would Ease Student Debt
By Richard Garner Two-year degree courses could soon be the norm for students after the trebling of tuition fees next year, says a report published today. The new courses would […]
Student Debt: Only A Little Scary
By Lesley Ryder Recent Hamilton graduate for Huffington Post With the rising costs of education, student debt seems to be as much a graduation requirement as course credits and thesis […]
High-Quality Online Courses Available to Pennsylvania Schools
High-Quality Online Courses Available to Pennsylvania Schools Statewide Through Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit and Online Learning Provider Advanced Academics IU 5 Blended Cyber Services Program Offers Students Flexible Schedule and […]
Creating the High Schools of the Future
By Gaston Caperton President, College Board from Huffington post One of the problems with education reform is that US high schools operate under ambiguous orders. On the surface, there seems […]
Student loans: A crisis in waiting?
Tuition costs have increased at a far greater rate than housing, energy and health care costs, as well as the overall rate of inflation. This post comes from Seth Fiegerman […]
On College: What to do Before Dropping Your Child Off at College
By Purvi S. Mody Daily News columnist Over the next month, parents across the country are going to drop their children off at college for their freshman year. If you […]
