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Washington Universities Not Happy With Governor’s Tuition Plan

Gov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington’s universities, who say the proposal fails to recognize the budget problems they face.

Student-Athlete Graduation Rates Up; Blacks Still Have Work to Do

The Institute For Diversity And Ethics In Sports (TIDES) shows that the graduation rates have increased slightly for the 70 teams competing in this year’s Division I Football Bowl Subdivision’s postseason bowls.

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Strong Programs Help High-Achieving, Low-Income Students

The goal is to help these talented students overcome the unaccounted-for hurdles they may face to obtain a college degree.

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Governor Bentley Orders Independent Audit of Alabama State

The independent audit of the school’s finances and activities follows in the wake of a separate audit ordered by the trustees.

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Legislators seek money records from Alabama State

Three legislative leaders on education issues have asked Alabama State University for records of all contracts and payments to public officials or their immediate families.

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Cooper Protests for Free Tuition and a ‘Better Future’

“We live in a world where massive student debt and the rising cost of higher education remain unchecked, where students are treated as customers and faculty as contractors. Cooper Union’s mission of free education affords quality and excellence and offers an alternative for a better future of higher education.”

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Leaders Call for Reform in Remedial Education

Citing lackluster completion rates among students who place into remedial education courses, a group of higher education reformers on Wednesday called for an overhaul in the way that remedial education is delivered.

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Cooper Protests for Free Tuition and a ‘Better Future’

“We live in a world where massive student debt and the rising cost of higher education remain unchecked, where students are treated as customers and faculty as contractors. Cooper Union’s mission of free education affords quality and excellence and offers an alternative for a better future of higher education.”

Students Outraged by Morgan State’s Decision to Release President Wilson

Morgan State University’s Board of Regents voted last week not to renew President David Wilson’s contract.

Affordability, Access for All Should Be Obama’s Education Goals

In her rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention, First Lady Michelle Obama explained the reasons that the American people should re-elect her husband to office.

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Experts View Higher Tuition Issues From Many Different Angles

Panel cites a series of challenges that it says putting more money into Pell Grants isn’t going to solve.

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Reformers, Academics Call for Lifting Ban on Pell Grants for Prisoners

Proponents of Pell Grants for prisoners say that society will pay more to incarcerate individuals than it would to educate them and lessen the likelihood of recidivism.

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