Charles DervaricsLatinxMSIs Score Significant Victory in CongressMore minority-serving institutions are competing for and winning Homeland Security Department funding.April 2, 2008HomeEd Department To Require Uniform Reporting of Graduation DropoutsWith new data showing persistently low high school graduation rates in America’s large cities, the Bush administration outlined plans on Tuesday to hold states more accountable for accurate reporting of both graduates and dropout rates.April 1, 2008StudentsHouse Omits Protection Against “Wild West” LendersDespite renewing HEA, Congress leaves out assistance for low-income borrowers unable to pay off high-interest, private education loans.March 19, 2008StudentsLawmakers Seek to Safeguard Access to Student LoansWith urban, low-income students most likely to face the fallout from the student loan credit crunch, House lawmakers say the Department of Education should prepare a contingency ‘lender of last resort’ program to assure continued access to loan capital.March 16, 2008LatinxCongress To Give More, Demand MoreA Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases.March 4, 2008HomeEducation Department Ends Controversial Upward Bound ExperimentThe Department of Education has terminated a controversial evaluation of the Upward Bound program that required grantees to recruit some students for the college awareness program but then assign them to a control group receiving no services.February 24, 2008StudentsSuffering the Borrowing BluesProprietary schools likely to be most affected by lenders’ retreat from high-risk student loans, officials say.February 19, 2008StudentsSuffering the Borrowing BluesLow-income students and students of color may have a harder time getting some college loans because of an ongoing credit crunch and tighter underwriting rules in the industry.February 19, 2008LatinxHEA Bill Passes, Despite White House Objection Over MSI FundingThe House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Higher Education Act bill even as the White House criticized some of its provisions, including two to boost support for minority-serving institutions.February 7, 2008HomeLeveling the Playing Field on EndowmentsElite institutions are under pressure to spend more of their endowments to help low-income students.February 6, 2008Previous PagePage 21 of 38Next Page
