Category: Education

February 14, 2022

The start of the year marks budget season for many states, and governors nationwide have been putting forth spending proposals. While not finalized, many of these plans call for significant increases in public higher education funding. That’s in part because […]

February 1, 2022

The Grapevine report offers a brighter outlook for public higher ed funding than it has in recent years. However, the inflation rate from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2022 — which ends in June for most states — isn’t yet known, […]

January 25, 2022

The Georgetown CEW report sheds light on which types of institutions provide the greatest returns at a time when the public is increasingly skeptical about higher education’s value. Its findings also could add fuel to arguments for greater regulation of […]

January 18, 2022

The legal battle offers new understanding into what went wrong at Kentucky State, which is requesting $23 million from the state to cover its budget shortfall. An audit of the university’s finances last year found consistent overspending and poor budgetary […]

January 10, 2022

All 16 universities named in the lawsuit are current or former members of the 568 Presidents Group, a group formed in 1998 by more than two dozen college leaders to collaborate on a need-based financial aid system. The name references […]

December 8, 2021

The findings are consistent with other leading indicators of the higher ed sector’s condition. Colleges have benefited from substantial federal relief funding, but the 2022 calendar year is likely the last in which that pot of money will buoy institutions’ […]

November 19, 2021

When the pause on student-loan payments ends in 74 days, 8 million borrowers will re-enter the system already behind on their bills. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to make sure they don’t lose out on wages and child tax credits […]

October 27, 2021

The new data on college pricing and student aid adds perspective to how shifts in the U.S. higher education landscape are unfolding. “This year’s data underscore the significant impact COVID-19 has had on higher education,” Jessica Howell, College Board’s vice […]

September 17, 2021

Efforts to make clearer how much students will be paying for college have ramped up among states and the federal government for several years, especially as scrutiny of the cost of higher education grows. New Jersey’s requirements are expansive, now […]

September 17, 2021

While the leaders of the institutions all said during a state Board of Regents meeting Thursday that the funding would help improve their schools, Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen took a stronger stance, stressing that it was an “imperative” […]

September 10, 2021

The internet shopping giant plans to spend in the region of $1.2bn (£870m) over the next four years on the education and skills initiative for its US employees, including those who pack and ship online orders at its warehouses. The […]

September 9, 2021

Canceling $50,000 in student debt for every borrower. That’s what Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have been advocating, and they want President Joe Biden to do it via executive action. Four House Republicans argue that […]

August 30, 2021

Some juniors and seniors at Howard University just got a major back-to-school gift. The university announced on Friday it would join the growing ranks of schools that are using funds from President Joe Biden’s stimulus plan to erase debt students […]

August 23, 2021

Some policy observers say the prominence of these state-related schools, particularly Penn State, has been challenging enrollment within PASSHE, which is undergoing consolidation. Pennsylvania’s higher education market is saturated. The state has one of the biggest numbers of public and […]

August 13, 2021

Like any other industry, higher education has its haves and its have-nots. Often falling on the have-not side are regional colleges, loosely defined as four-year public schools that aren’t flagship or research institutions. Though regional colleges outnumber their flagship counterparts, […]

August 9, 2021

Under President Donald Trump, there was only one watchdog on the student-loan beat, and it was the federal government. President Joe Biden just changed that to give the states a stake in the matter. On Monday, the Education Department announced […]

August 4, 2021

Target Corp. is joining a growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance at select online institutions for its front-line employees in a fiercely competitive job market. The Minneapolis-based discounter said Wednesday that it plans to spend $200 […]

July 12, 2021

Pandemic-fueled financial setbacks have hit women much harder than men, which should serve as a call to action for colleges and universities to do whatever it takes to provide the tools needed to close the financial fluency gap and work […]

June 25, 2021

The center found that 60% of survey respondents supported student-athletes being paid for use of their NIL. It was administered in mid-May, prior to the Supreme Court decision. The issue of players being paid for their personas has taken off. […]

June 16, 2021

The Clery Act requires colleges that receive federal funding to report certain crimes to the federal government. The Education Department beefed up enforcement of the law over the last several years, fining the University of California, Berkeley, nearly $2.4 million […]