It’s not the first time the university has been asked to alter its investments, but its response in 1987 was different from today’s.
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Posted inColorado
Colorado adult education providers say they may lose grant funding and have to trim classes
The CEO of The Learning Source, which provides adult education at locations across the state, said thousands of Colorado adults will lose out.
Posted inIndianapolis
‘Unacceptable’: Indiana ranks among worst in U.S. for adults with college degrees
But the state’s top higher education official sees signs of hope, too.
Posted inChicago
Some Chicagoans have mixed feelings about new student debt relief proposed by Biden
“I just feel like I’m going to die paying off my student loans,” said one high school counselor in Southeast Chicago this week after the president introduced a plan to aid nearly 25 million more student loan borrowers.
Posted inEl Paso
EPCC initiative engages young adult voters, offers election poll work experience
There are many reasons that young adults in El Paso County do not vote, but a program piloted by El Paso Community College will try to improve the situation through peer communication to include having students serve as paid nonpartisan poll workers at election sites. The college launched its Tejano Pollworker Fellows program this spring semester. Its […]
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
Many states don’t educate people sentenced to life. Now some are coming home.
Thousands of people who thought they’d die behind bars are now getting out without an education.
Posted inNorth Carolina
NC Promise program boosts enrollment for member universities. What’s the cost for those left out?
NC Promise schools have seen sizeable enrollment gains over the years. Others have struggled.
Posted inColorado
After his release from a Colorado prison, David Carrillo continues to educate students on the inside
David Carrilllo took only a week to adjust after getting released from a Colorado prison. Now, he’s teaching students again.
Posted inTampa Bay
Florida student aid requests plunge. How many will delay or skip college?
Applications for federal college grants and loans are down 33% in the state, and down over 40% at the poorest schools.
Posted inOhio
Cleveland State’s board signs off on next steps for faculty, staff buyout offers
leveland State University is moving ahead with its plan to offer buyouts to faculty and staff as the university faces a projected $40 million budget gap. Officials completed a big step in the process during a special board of trustees meeting Tuesday. Trustees voted unanimously to tap into Cleveland State’s reserves to cover costs related […]