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The best of colleges, the worst of colleges 27 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
Washington Monthly‘s 2013 college rankings include the best community colleges: Saint Paul College (MN), North Florida Community College (FL), North Dakota State College of Science (ND), Wisconsin Ind...
Study: More aid helps needy students 26 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
Increasing need-based aid helped low-income Florida students stay in school, enroll in a public university and earn a bachelor’s degree in six years, concludes a National Bureau of Economic Research s...
Obama plan could hurt community colleges 26 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
President Obama’s plan to rate colleges’ “value” is problematic, writes Matt Reed, the “Community College Dean.” Students who choose higher-rated schools — based on graduation rates, graduates’ earni...
ACT: College hopes rise, scores fall 24 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Most students aren’t ready for college, according to the latest ACT college readiness report. The composite score dropped to 20.9 in 2013, the lowest in eight years. That’s probably because more stude...
Vedder: College costs will keep rising 23 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
College costs will keep rising under the Obama plan, predicts economist Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. “Colleges’ exploitation of young Americans t...
Obama: Link aid to college value 23 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
“A higher education is the single best investment you can make in your future,” President Obama told University of Buffalo students. But, “the soaring cost of higher education” has “become a barrier a...
College prep initiative shows success 22 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
Reorganizing and coordinating resources can raise college enrollment — especially among African-American and Latino students, concludes a five-year pilot program. The Postsecondary Success Collaborati...
Choking attack treated as harassment 22 Aug 2013 | 06:16 pm
A male student at St. Louis Community College at Meramec hid in a women’s restroom and choked a female student who happened to come in. Her screams alerted an instructor, who called campus police. But...
College learning is ‘transformative’ 21 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
A closer look at the Academically Adrift study, which found “limited learning” on campus, shows a brighter picture, argues Sara Goldrick-Rab. College students made significant learning gains, she wri...
57% of students get federal aid 21 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
For the first time, a majority of undergraduates — 57 percent — are receiving Pell Grants and other federal student aid, reports Libby A. Nelson on Politico. In addition, 41 percent are taking out stu...
