President's Budget Calls for Raise in Pell Grants
New budget proposal for FY 2013 by President asks for Pell Grant increase and job training programs in community colleges. Read Full Post >
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February 13, 2012
February 10, 2012
Pell Grants Helping Improve College Access for Rural Students
Research from the University of Alabama show rural students benefiting from Pell Grant increases. Read Full Post >
January 31, 2012
Students Bear More of College Cost, Increase Focus on Studies
Annual freshman college survey shows students getting better prepared academically. Read Full Post >
January 27, 2012
Obama Outlines Details of College Affordability Proposals
The president is pushing a series of initiatives aimed at pressuring colleges to keep tuition down and making it easier for families to compare financial aid packages. Read Full Post >
January 25, 2012
Obama Calls on Colleges to Rein in Costs, Urges Support for Students
President Obama's focus on college access and affordability in last night's State of the Union Address was welcomed in the higher education community. But his strong language of putting colleges "on notice" to rein in tuition costs left some wondering how that could be achieved in the current econom... Read Full Post >
January 24, 2012
State Funding for Higher Ed. Drops by 7.6 Percent in a Year
More students than ever are headed to college, but the funds to support them are not following. Total state fiscal support for higher education nationwide declined by 7.6 percent from fiscal year 2011 to FY2012, according to the annual Grapevine survey from the Center for the Study of Education Pol... Read Full Post >
January 19, 2012
Panel: Strategies to Keep College Aspirations High for All
Ask kids in 8th grade if they plan to attend college, and there is almost universal enthusiasm. Research shows this is true even among low-income students and those who are low performing. But something happens along the way for many that ends the dream. For some, it's academic struggles or the ch... Read Full Post >
January 19, 2012
Financial-Aid Experts Discuss Ways to Strengthen Pell Grants
Student financial-aid experts gathered at a forum at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to discuss the need to make the 40-year-old federal program more efficient and the importance of providing academic and social supports for students to boost college completion. The National Association of Student Finan... Read Full Post >
January 12, 2012
Biden and Duncan Push for Need to Keep College Affordable
Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan went on the road today in Gahanna, Ohio, to talk about the need for colleges to contain costs to keep higher education within reach of everyday Americans. "We have to make sure that going to college stays a fundamental part of the ... Read Full Post >
January 11, 2012
Essay: Lowering Student Debt Is Everyone's Responsibility
Many are saying the amount of debt that students take on to attend college has become a national crisis. In an essay in Inside Higher Education, Michael Bugeja goes beyond lamenting about the situation to offer concrete steps that everyone can take to reign in the costs of getting a degree. Starti... Read Full Post >
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