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Could college athletes win labor rights in a matter of years?
Players are compensated only with a scholarship and, for some, a cost-of-living stipend. But that may be changing, with California leading the charge.
By Aman Kidwai • Jan. 17, 2020 -
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Can free college work at 4-year colleges? Early examples offer clues
New aid initiatives highlight the "less glamorous" details of implementing such programs as Democratic presidential candidates discuss expanding them.
By Daniel C. Vock • Jan. 14, 2020 -
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
As AI continues its forward march in education and the workplace, colleges are grapplling with how best to incorporate the emerging technology into admissions, courrsework and elsewhere
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MIT officials accepted Jeffrey Epstein’s donations knowing his sex offender status, probe finds
Law firm Goodwin Procter released a report earlier this month about the relationship, but a professor it calls out has since pushed back on the findings.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Updated Jan. 21, 2020 -
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Dream Center lawsuit can proceed, federal judge rules
The decision is a critical step toward the discovery process, which the judge wrote will be key "to untangle the apparent web" of entities in the case.
By Hallie Busta • Jan. 8, 2020 -
Accreditors sharpen focus on equity in student outcomes
SACSCOC now requires its members disaggregate graduation rate data by factors such as gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
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State funding for higher ed edges up 5% in 2020
Funding rose year-over-year in all but three states, though a handful of those states accounted for half the gains, according to the latest Grapevine report.
By Hallie Busta • Jan. 6, 2020 -
Title IX lawsuits have skyrocketed in recent years, analysis shows
As uncertainty looms around the sex discrimination law, more students are using the courts to try to fix adjudication processes they see as unfair.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 6, 2020 -
More cities and states are paying into children's college savings plans
Colorado, Massachusetts and St. Paul, Minnesota, have joined jurisdictions encouraging families to start saving for college early.
By Hallie Busta • Jan. 3, 2020 -
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Report: Shrinking share of adults thinks college is 'important'
The decrease was particularly pronounced among young people and conservatives, according to a recent Gallup poll.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Jan. 2, 2020 -
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7 higher education trends to watch in 2020
College consolidation, partnerships with employers and the effects of deregulation are among the topics we'll have our eye on this year.
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Report: Regions with few public colleges tend to have more for-profits
Poorer areas often have limited college options, and markets with few public institutions tend to attract for-profits, the Jain Family Institute found.
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How higher education fared in the 2020 spending package
The budget deal provides more funding for Federal Work-Study and minority-serving institutions, eschewing President Trump's suggested cuts.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 19, 2019 -
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Ed Dept ends competency-based education experiments
The decision could affect more than a dozen institutions that had waivers in order to receive federal aid for their programs.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 17, 2019 -
Colleges heighten scrutiny of donors in new era of gift vetting
Institutions are reckoning with backlash from accepting money from a family in the spotlight for its role in the opioid epidemic.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 16, 2019 -
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Deep DiveFor community colleges, free college has its costs
Early examples of what's become a wildly popular proposal among Democratic presidential hopefuls show students and schools need more support.
By Liz Farmer • Dec. 11, 2019 -
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Ed Dept flags compliance issues with troubled accreditor ACICS
Officials are again questioning whether the agency is meeting federal standards after Secretary Betsy DeVos restored its recognition last year.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 10, 2019 -
College leaders walk a thinning legal tightrope on free speech
Indiana University's provost denounced a professor's problematic views, showing how higher ed must balance civil liberties and inclusivity.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 9, 2019 -
Report examines how colleges use income-share agreements
"ISAs are neither a panacea nor perilous, and the devil is in the details," says a new report by the Philadelphia Fed on the emerging financing tool.
By Hallie Busta • Dec. 5, 2019 -
Affluent students borrowing more for college, report finds
The analysis comes as colleges add aid for middle- and higher-income students, and it brings a new angle to discussion of free college and debt forgiveness.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 5, 2019 -
Cory Booker proposes $100B for HBCUs
The presidential hopeful joins several other Democratic candidates who have promised big investments in historically black colleges and universities.
By Natalie Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2019 -
Report: College credit ratings hold despite growing scrutiny 'spotlight'
Effective risk-management strategies have helped colleges navigate crises with their financial position mostly intact, S&P analysts note.
By Hallie Busta • Dec. 3, 2019 -
Despite closure fears, enrollment holds steady at private nonprofit colleges
A new analysis suggests students are still finding seats at these schools, despite financial woes for some that are smaller and humanities-focused.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 2, 2019 -
When should a college say it might close?
A new Massachusetts law illustrates the difficulty of monitoring schools in financial distress, but it may be a model for other states with similar issues.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 22, 2019 -
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Ed Dept makes student debt, earnings data searchable by program
The College Scorecard's update reflects a bipartisan push to collect better data on how people fare after earning a credential, but some say it has limitations.
By Hallie Busta • Nov. 20, 2019 -
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Report: Higher ed's regulatory 'triad' needs an overhaul
The three entities that oversee U.S. colleges and universities are failing millions of students, the think tank New America contends.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 20, 2019
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