Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee December 16, 2024 Commonfund Institute’s latest Higher Education Price Index shows that cost spikes slowed — but that doesn’t make them any less painful. Dive Brief: Costs for operating a college rose 3.4% in fiscal 2024, according to the latest Higher Education Price Index from the Commonfund Institute. The price increases outpaced […]
Read MoreHigher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 13, 2024 Walberg will take the reins from Rep. Virginia Foxx, who led the panel twice and helped shape Republican discourse around higher education. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Republican from Michigan, has been tapped to chair the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. “We have significant work ahead of us, from enshrining […]
Read MoreHigher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz November 11, 2024 The U.S. Department of Education applied the wrong legal test when denying the institution’s request to be considered a nonprofit, an appeals court ruled. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education applied the wrong legal standard when denying Grand Canyon University’s request to be considered a nonprofit, a federal appeals […]
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Education Next Frederick Hess December 16, 2024 Education journalists are subjecting Trump’s second SecEd nominee to the same smear campaign as his first, reminding us why the media has lost credibility. Eight years ago, President-elect Donald Trump nominated school choice advocate Betsy DeVos for secretary of education. Within days, major media outlets seemed intent on […]
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