Legislation approved this year is partly aimed at helping Texas meet its goal of helping 60% of working-age Texans get a postsecondary degree or credential by 2030.
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Posted inChicago
Helping hand or scam? A different approach to paying back student loans is under scrutiny.
These loans, called income share agreements, could become more popular as President Donald Trump’s administration claws back federal loans and grants.
Posted inTexas
Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session
Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.
Posted inLocal Story Partnerships
Can California residents afford to become California teachers?
The state offers multiple pathways toward completing onerous requirements, but ultimately many students still risk major debt.
Posted inCalifornia
Financial aid fraud is on the rise in California. How federal officials plan to crack down
The U.S. Department of Education will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges.
Posted inPittsburgh
Pay for college athletes is about to get beefier for some, leaner for others
Colleges are about to pay athletes, and some will benefit, while others may be cut out. Local players wonder what it means for their sports.
Posted inOhio
How Cleveland State responded to lawmakers’ last-ditch effort to save its wrestling program
Despite an Ohio House budget amendment and letters from a state lawmaker and a U.S. Senator, President Laura Bloomberg didn’t waver on the decision to cut the sport, records show.
Posted inTexas
Undocumented students rethink their college dreams after Texas cuts their access to cheaper tuition
Thousands of undocumented students who grew up in Texas now face college tuition costs that are more than twice what other state residents pay.
Posted inOhio
Thousands of low-income Ohio college students could lose federal financial aid under Trump budget plans
About 97,000 Ohio students could be impacted by proposed changes to Pell Grants, which help people pay for college.
Posted inPuerto Rico
Trump policies deepen exclusion at the University of Puerto Rico
Federal measures have stalled the limited progress in diversity policies at Puerto Rico’s public university by halting a census of Afro-descendants and eliminating inclusive bathrooms under the threat of funding cuts. More than 25 members of the university community warn that these policies will worsen the marginalization of historically excluded sectors.