Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik February 24, 2021 The California Student Aid Commission and two members of the state Assembly have proposed a major expansion of the state’s primary student aid, the Cal Grant. The proposal would reach 200,000 additional students, many of them low-income students, student parents and returning […]
HIGHER ED DIVE Nancy Mann Jackson February 19, 2021 The government spending package signed late last year expands access to federal aid for many students, but some could require more support. The government spending package passed at the end of 2020 included several provisions intended to extend federal financial support […]
UB University Business Chris Burt February 19, 2021 What colleges and universities can do to reach a generation of students affected by the pandemic and the myriad options they have in furthering their education. How intent are high school students on pursuing four-year degrees? According to a new report from […]
abc NEWS February 20, 2021 Anita Snow and Collin Binkley Enrollment at U.S. community colleges has plunged 10% from fall 2019 to fall 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic PHOENIX — Peniella Irakoze is cold calling a list of 1,001 fellow students who didn’t return to Phoenix College this semester, checking […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education February 8, 2021 In his first weeks in office, President Biden reversed several Trump-administration policies and introduced new measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The Chronicle is tracking new developments and breaking down what they mean for higher education. 1:55 p.m. Eastern, 2/19/2021 Former Obama […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik February 18, 2021 A panel appointed by California governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has recommended that the state’s public higher education systems develop an “integrated admissions platform.” “California should create a single technology platform for admissions and transfer to replace the currently overwhelming and byzantine application and […]
Inside Higher Ed Marjorie Valbrun February 18, 2021 Leaders of the California State Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a budget deal Wednesday that restores $299 million in funding to the California State University System. The funding was cut from CSU’s 2020-21 budget, which takes effect on July 1, and was the result […]
Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami February 18, 2021 President says his plan to support free public higher education will make a difference to future students. Top Senate Democrats and progressive groups continued to press President Biden on Wednesday to use his executive powers to wipe away up to $50,000 from […]
USA TODAY Erin Richards and Chris Quintana February 11, 2021 A Senate committee advanced the nomination of Miguel Cardona as the next U.S. education secretary Thursday, putting him a step closer to guiding the reopening of more schools, albeit under a scaled-back plan announced by the White House this week. Cardona, the commissioner of […]
URBAN INSTITUTE Kristin Blagg, Erica Blom, Robert Kelchen, Carina Chien February 11, 2021 Abstract Policymakers have expressed increased interest in program-level higher education accountability measures as a supplement to, or in place of, institution-level metrics. But it is unclear what these measures should look like. In this report, we assess the ways program-level […]