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A Collaborative Transfer Program Shows Positive Results

Report Raises Questions about Merit Aid Program in West Virginia

College Presidents Unite Against Proposed Tuition Tax

The Brewing Fight Over Education Reform

Cal State Outlines Planned Enrollment Cuts

NSSE Shows Evidence of Increased Student Engagement

Bank of America to Suspend its Federal Student Loan Program

Obama Puts Spotlight on Education Grants

Comparing Apples to Oranges when it comes to Educational Data

The Privatization of Public Universities

Report says States Set Low Bar for Student Achievement

OPINION: Why Retention Matters

Georgia Colleges Recruit Growing Latino Population

Decline in College Degrees Threatens U.S. Global Competitiveness

Colleges Are Urged to Begin Conversion to Direct Loan Program

Regulating Private Student Loans

Teagle President Encourages the Systemic Assessment of What Students Learn

Departure May Reveal Shift in Admissions Goals at Seattle U

Texas Higher Education Board Seeks to Close Gap in Latinos Attending College

Out-of-State Dreams for Public Flagships

Administrator Attempts to Explain GI Bill Delays to Congressional Subcommittee

College Enrollment Spikes Amid Slow Economy

U of Michigan Reports Record Enrollment, but Minorities Decline

Lucido Op-Ed: No Need for Quick College Pick

UMass-Amherst Targets Out-of-State Students to Boost Revenue and Profile

Study Finds High Rates of Imprisonment for Dropouts

Concerns about a Lack of Access to Federal Loans for Community College Students

Hispanic Students Aspire to Higher Education but Face Barriers

Community Colleges to Create New System to Improve Graduation Rates

M.I.T. Drops the Long Essay Requirement for Admissions

Obama Invests in Online Education

Concerns Regarding Prepaid College Savings Plans

M.I.T. lets Students Blog without Censorship on Admissions Site

Report Says States Not Using Stimulus Money to Aid Schools

South Dakota Reports Record Enrollment in Its Public Institutions

What Works to Enroll and Retain Needy Students

Many Institutions See Dramatic Increase in Students from China

Next Stages in Testing Debate

Veterans Complain of GI Bill Aid Delay

College Officials Brace for Hit from Economy

College with Low Discount Rate Sees Enrollment Soar

North Carolina Community Colleges to Enroll Illegal Immigrants - but They Must Pay Out-of-State Tuition

Defining "College Ready" Nationally

Obama Lashes Out at US Banks over Student Loans

U of Texas to Phase Out National Merit Scholarship Program

Ranking Colleges Based on Public Service and Social Mobility

Students Want to Major in Something that Sells

College Aid Outpaced by College Costs

One-third of First-Time College Freshmen in Oklahoma Need Remedial Classes

Obama Wants States to Overhaul Failing Schools

Report Calls for Fixing the Community College Transfer Process in California

Is the Admissions Frenzy Encouraging Students to Game the System?

SAT Scores Dip for High School Class of 2009

US News College Rankings Released

Admission of International Graduate Students to US Schools Falls for First Time Since 2004

Critics Scrutinize the US News Peer Assessment Survey

Mixed Results for ACT

Obama Administration Seeking to Base Teacher Evaluations on Student Test Scores

Company Offers Unique Student Loan Services to Help Students Minimize Debt

The Pros and Cons of Adding a Cost of Living Adjustment to the Federal Financial Aid Methodology

Bloomberg Proposes $50 Million to Bolster NYC's Community Colleges

Washington State's Prepaid Tuition Program Recovers

San Jose State Tells Repeating Students to Find Remediation Help Elsewhere

States Cut Aid to College Students as Demand Booms

Forgiving Student Loans to Boost the Economy

Study Shows Rise in Average Borrowing by Students

States Caution Movement Toward Simplifying Aid Application Processes

The Parent Gap - Attitudes of Parents are Critical to College-Going

Forbes Releases List of America's Best Colleges

Budget Cuts Hit California Campuses

TX Hispanic Enrollment Falling Well Short of State Goals

New GI Bill Brings Historic Changes

OPINION: Seizing the Spotlight on "US News"

Arizona State Pushing for New 3-Year College

Jobless Graduate Sues College for Tuition Costs

The Real Costs of Merit Aid

Financial Literacy: Reaching the College Crowd

TX Attorney General Believes University Can Treat Undocumented Students as Residents

Surprising News about the Achievement Gap

OPINION: Maybe We Shouldn't Try to Have the Highest Proportion of College Graduates in the World

Michigan Community Colleges Lobby to Offer Four-Year Degrees

The Other Side of "Test Optional"

California State U System Approves a 20% Fee Hike

House Panel Approves Increase in Pell Grants

Who Are Pell Grant Recipients?

California's Community Colleges Pressured to Expand Enrollment While Enduring Massive Funding Cuts

Obama's Plan for Community Colleges

Bill Gates: Better Data Mean Better Schools

Financial Aid in Flux as NASFAA Members Gather in San Antonio

Obama Student Loan Plan Wins Support in House

Budget Cuts Force Cal State to Close 2010 Spring Admissions

New U of Vermont undergraduates are mostly from outside the state

Cal State discusses increasing student fees another 15-20% for fall

Head of NASFAA indicted

Report Shows Student Loan Debt to be a Serious Problem

New Non-Cognitive Admissions Index Revealed by ETS

Jill Biden Says Community Colleges are a Key U.S. Export

Study to Review How Online Programs Can Improve Completion Rates for Underserved Populations

California to Begin Distributing IOUs in Place of Grant Aid

Pennsylvania Colleges Adjust Enrollment Strategies to Population Shifts

Campus Tours Becoming the New Summer Vacation for Families

Paying Tuition with a Credit Card Getting Costlier for Students

Miami University Freezes In-State Tuition

Overall Tuition at U.S. Colleges Increases by Lowest Rate in 37 Years

Occidental College Benefiting from Obama Effect?

UNC Practice of Tuition Breaks for Out-of-State Star Athletes and Academically Proficient Students Under Scrutiny

Student Loan Payback Relief Now Available for Modest Earners

Scholarships Dwindle as Providers Pull Back Support

Oklahoma Regents Vote to Freeze Tuition Costs

Editorial: Public Higher Education Coming to the Rescue in the Current Economic Climate

Easing a College Financial Aid Headache

New Law to Help Students Pay Back Student Loans

Green Dot Charter Schools may be Turning around Troubled LA School

Arizona to Vote on Affirmative Action

New Graduate Test Assesses Personality

Arizona Looks to Create a Network of Low-Cost Satellite Campuses Offering Four-Year Degrees

Gates Foundation Funds Initiative to Improve Remediation and Raise Graduation Rates for Underserved Populations

Tuition to Increase by 10% for Nevada Undergraduates

Sallie Mae Earns Huge New Government Loan Contract

Do For-Profit Schools Do the Best Job of Graduating At-Risk Students?

Florida Drops a Mandatory Community College Graduation Assessment

A Flood of Transfers Lead to a 5% Increase in Applicants at UH-Manoa

University of Northern Colorado Hikes Tuition by Nine Percent

College Rankings Reeling from Rigging Accusations

How Much Student Debt Is Too Much?

Community Colleges Fight to Give 4-Year Degrees

California's Community Colleges May Be Able to Increase Tuition with Little Impact on Students

Study Reveals How Statewide Exams Contribute to High School Grade Inflation

Education Secretary Hopes Stimulus will Push K-12 Standards

Panel to Investigate Admissions at University of Illinois

An Overview of Financial Aid Challenges

OPINION: How to Help Those with the Greatest Need

Reed College Readjusts Admissions Decisions Based on Student Need

American Universities Increasingly Willing to Utilize Agents for the Recruitment of International Students

Florida Universities to Seek Maximum Tuition Hikes

OPINION: Gaming the Rankings

Economic Realities and Admissions

Clemson Releases Peer Assessment Information to Try to Counter Fallout from Reported US News Rankings Gaming

South Carolina State to Raise Tuition by 8.4%

Loyola Joins SAT-Optional Colleges

More Fallout Regarding the Clout List at the University of Illinois

Online College Classes Growing More Popular

Clemson Official Says School Manipulated Rankings

Sallie Mae CEO Sees Loan Losses Peaking in 2009

Similar Selectivity, Dissimilar Graduates

Four-Year Colleges Graduate 53% of Students in Six Years

Two-Year Schools Try to Ease Financial Burden in Oklahoma

U of Illinois Suspends Clout Admissions List

OPINION: Pell Grants: Glass Half Full

Texas Limits "10% Admissions"

Tuition at Public Universities in Oregon to Increase by up to 13%

Miami Dade College Capping Enrollment

Highlights from the State of Education Report

States Consider Basing College Funding on Graduation Rates

Gates CEO Learns about Improving Access and Success from Experiments

New Push Seeks to End Need for Pre-College Remedial Classes

Texas Looks to Boost Community College Transfer Rates

OPINION: Why Direct Lending is Best

Recession Puts Loan Forgiveness Programs in Peril

College Conundrum: Fewer Out-of-State Students

Transfer, Texas Style

The Future of Student Loans

Fallout from This Week's Special Election in California

OPINION: Why I'm Sticking with FFELP

30 Point Bump in SAT Can Pay Off Big in Admissions

Colleges Face Revenue Loss as Out-of-State Students Stay Home

California Votes No

Colleges Offer New Web Calculators

Test Prep, to What End?

Avoiding Tuition Increases? The Painful Politics of Stimulus Funding in South Carolina

Higher Education Cuts in Minnesota May Lead to Dramatic Tuition Hikes

Opinion: College Isn't the Only Option in Life

The Politics of Education - Tomorrow's Special Election in CA

A Look at Education By the Numbers

Cal State U Board Votes to Increase Fees

Eight Tuition-Free Colleges