Project Kitty Hawk, North Carolina’s ambitious foray into online education, has slashed enrollment projections. With millions in tax dollars spent, will this investment pay off?
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Posted inIndianapolis
‘We’re just anxious’: Indiana FAFSA applications down as April 15 deadline looms
As of March 15, Indiana’s FAFSA completion rate was down 20% from the previous year.
Posted inNorth Carolina
How a North Carolina community college is making school more accessible for student parents
“We’re going to be really trying to dig deep into what worked on this campus — why were they able to maybe have a more systemic solution than some other colleges?”
Posted inOhio
How the Cleveland school district tries to get students excited about college
Cleveland Metropolitan School District relies on employees such as Anthony Brown, who leads college bus tours with the energy of a cheerleader and a mission to get kids and parents out of their comfort zone.
Posted inMississippi
Governor’s nominees will leave powerful college board with one HBCU graduate
The nominations are already drawing criticism from some lawmakers in the Senate for not equitably representing the state of Mississippi.
Posted inTexas
As Texas students clash over Israel-Hamas war, Gov. Greg Abbott orders colleges to revise free speech policies
The governor singled out pro-Palestine groups and said they should be subject to discipline.
Posted inEl Paso
Delayed financial aid forms trickle into UTEP, higher ed campuses
The information that colleges and universities need to prepare financial aid offers for the millions of students who want to attend those institutions started to arrive at the campuses two weeks ago – about three months behind schedule. The reasons for the delay include the shaky launch of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, […]
Posted inEl Paso
EPCC pleased with early results of 8-week semester pilot program
Jesus Flores was not sure how his learning disability would affect his plans to attend college, but a suggestion from an El Paso Community College financial aid adviser prior to the fall 2023 semester seems to have put him on a path to success – and he’s not alone. Flores, a 2023 graduate of El […]
Posted inMississippi
College financial aid program designed to exclude Mississippi’s poorest students has helped children of millionaires
Mississippi has a financial aid program designed to specifically exclude the lowest-income students.
Posted inHigher Ed in Prisons
An incarcerated instructor taught that Jim Crow literacy tests were racist. Then he was fired.
The instructor was teaching a peer-led civics class that Illinois provides for people leaving prison. He’s now suing in federal court.