Times of Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
College Presidents Say $10,000 Degrees Available Now
Reeve Hamilton Speaking today on a SXSWEdu panel in Austin, officials from a few Texas community colleges and universities said that $10,000 bachelor’s degrees are available now — and more will be within the year. Gov. Rick Perry famously called on the development of a $10,000 degree in his State of the State address in … Continue reading
Chasing an illusion in college admissions -
Editorial Board Statesman For decades, the courts have tried to settle the use of race in university admissions only to find that when they grant satisfaction in one case, dissatisfaction arises to create another.
UT-Austin Unveils Plan to Boost Graduation Rates – by Reeve Hamilton
Updated, 5:30 p.m Wed.: UT-Austin President Bill Powers issued a campus-wide email this afternoon acknowledging his receipt of the task force’s recommendations to boost the school’s four-year graduation rate to 70 percent by 2016.
College Rule Reminds Undocumented Students to Seek Status
by Reeve Hamilton Just in case undocumented students receiving in-state tuition at Texas public colleges and universities forget that they pledged to apply for permanent residency status as soon as possible, a new rule approved today by theTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board requires their institutions to send them annual reminders.
New law increases meningitis vaccine requirements for college students
By Kassia Micek In addition to class schedules, tuition and fees, college students have one more thing to worry about this semester: meeting new meningitis vaccine requirements before they can start classes. In May, the Texas Legislature approved Senate Bill 1107, which requires new college students to provide proof of a bacterial meningitis vaccine 10 days … Continue reading
For-Profits See Opportunity in Texas Higher Ed Woes – Reeve Hamilton
By Reeve Hamilton For-profit institutions see opportunities in the declining state support for public institutions, disappointing graduation rates, and questions about productivity and efficiency. Such schools, often referred to as career colleges, have their own well-publicized problems, including steeper price tags than some public schools, higher student loan default rates than other sectors and lingering … Continue reading
Voters Get Say on 10 Constitutional Amendments
Written by Bill Conrad, bconrad@acnpapers.com The future of state-issued college loans is in the hands of Texas voters. A proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution would allow the sale of bonds to fund the Hinson-Hazlewood College Student Loan Program is one of 10 items on the Nov. 8 ballot. Other items include a provision to … Continue reading
Achievement Gaps for Texas College Students Still a Challenge
By Star-Telegram The bright promise of a fresh semester that begins this week for college students in Texas also carries a bit of gray cloud behind it. That’s because higher education continues to get more expensive while financial aid decreases and academic preparation remains a hurdle for too many students. While UT Austin‘s TV network … Continue reading
A Bubble in Higher Education
“I predict strong financial pressure on colleges and universities that aren’t a good investment for students.”– Glenn Reynolds, University of Tennessee College of Law By Bruce Wright There was a time in our nation’s history when college was reserved for a privileged and well-heeled few. And today many worry that those days may be returning, … Continue reading
Texas Continues Building on Higher Ed Successes
New laws are boosting state’s higher education effort. By Gov. Rick Perry / Special to the Express-News Last week, Texas partnered with the Western Governors University in the creation of WGU Texas, an accredited, online university offering degrees in more than 50 areas of study, many of them vital to meeting the demands of the … Continue reading
Higher Education Board Salutes Efficiency Initiative
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has honored UT Dallas’ drive to streamline business operations by saluting the University’s Lean Initiative program at a recent meeting in Austin. As part of the board’s Recognition of Excellence on July 28, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Calvin Jamison outlined the University’s success in implementing lean management … Continue reading
Gov. Perry Announces Creation of Western Governors University Texas
Online university to make a college degree more affordable and accessible for Texans AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry, with the support of Higher Education Chairs Sen. Judith Zaffirini and Rep. Dan Branch, today announced the creation of WGU Texas, a subsidiary of Western Governors University (WGU), which is an accredited, nationally-recognized, nonprofit university. WGU Texas … Continue reading
Cuts in College Grants To Hurt Poor Students, Official Says. By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz Higher Education Commissioner Raymund Paredes is warning that the Legislature’s reduction in funding for the state’s main financial aid program could threaten its viability as an incentive for low-income students to attend college. Lawmakers cut the Texas Grant program by about 9 percent for the next two years despite surging enrollment. … Continue reading
Texas Higher Education Board Praises Universities’ Progress
By Diego Cruz The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is expected to release an annual report today saying Texas universities have improved their standing among peer states since 2000 but continue to face challenges. The state agency launched the “Closing the Gaps” initiative as a blueprint for state institutions of higher education with the goal … Continue reading
Higher ed chief Paredes: Finishing Degrees Now Texas’ Top Priority. By Melissa Ludwig
By Melissa Ludwig SAN ANTONIO — Texas is mostly on track to hit higher education goals set for 2015, but the state must shift its focus from recruiting students to helping them finish their degrees, Raymund Paredes, Texas commissioner of higher education, said Tuesday. “We have spent an awful lot of time over the past … Continue reading
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- 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
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- 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
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- Romney to Inch Closer to Clinching Party Nod
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- 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!
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- Florida State Legislature is Back, and So Is the Need for Insurance Reform
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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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