By Janel Davis “State funding of Georgia’s public colleges is better than many states’, but recent budget cuts have forced schools to raise tuition and students to take on more of the cost, according to a new report card on...
By Jack Turman “In a series of report cards published earlier this week by youth advocacy group Young Invincibles, the state of Michigan’s investment in higher education ranked as one of the lowest nationwide. The report cards ranked Michigan as...
By Morgan Palmer “A budget request for over $200 million will have to be approved by state legislators if University System of New Hampshire students are to be first in the country to pay the same amount for tuition for...
By Jessica Adair In today’s economy, higher education is often key to quality employment. State legislatures have every reason to encourage residents to graduate with as little debt as possible, get a job and start spending money in the local...
“The Student Impact Project, an initiative of the youth advocacy group Young Invincibles, tracked trends in higher education finance in states across the country, and graded each state based on tuition levels, state funding per student, state aid to students,...
By Amy Hansen “For the first time ever, students are picking up the bulk of the tabs at state universities. According to a study released earlier this week, tuition contributions now slightly outweigh the amount of financial support state governments...
By Allie Bidwell “As states slowly recover from the Great Recession, many are still struggling to replenish funds for higher education. In fact, nearly every state still spends less on higher education now than in 2007. The Student Impact Project,...
By Solvejg Wastvedt “State funding for grade schools tends to garner a lot of attention. But colleges and universities also depend on state money. And states have vastly different track records when it comes to how they support higher education,...
By Sarah Lovenheim President Obama is expected to kick off the year this week with an event highlighting legislative proposals and executive actions tied to higher education. There’s perhaps no more important issue for the country to focus on. With...
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