The Cost of College
The Trouble With Hillary Clinton’s Free Tuition Plan
Differences in how states finance higher education mean such a policy could end up being hugely expensive, grossly unfair or both.
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CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times Mike Pence’s Record on Education Is One of Turmoil and Mixed Results
Mr. Pence ended the Common Core and expanded vouchers and charter schools during a contentious time for public education in Indiana.
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CreditRonald Martinez/Getty Images Baylor Sexual Assault Report Produces Punishment, but No Paper Trail
Outside lawyers investigated sexual violence at Baylor University. But a full accounting of the inquiry was never written down — at the university’s request.
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Finances of City College’s President Are Under Federal Investigation
After a report that one of the college’s foundations had paid for some personal expenses for President Lisa S. Coico, a United States attorney is taking a closer look.
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College at Odds With Students Over Plan to House Police for Cleveland Convention
Case Western Reserve University draws criticism for agreeing to accommodate 1,900 officers and National Guardsmen providing added event security.
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CreditBrad Torchia for The New York Times After Outcry, University of California Increases In-State Admission Offers
The growth will probably help defuse a controversy prompted by accusations that the school pursued nonresidents, who pay higher tuition.
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CreditMatt Rourke/Associated Press Temple University Board Seeks to Dismiss President Over Shortfall
A vote of no confidence was connected with a $22 million deficit in the university’s financial aid budget, the chairman of the board of trustees said.
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CreditPeter Hvizdak/New Haven Register, via Associated Press Yale Drops Case Against Worker Who Smashed Window Depicting Slaves
The university will not press charges after a black dining hall employee broke a stained-glass panel in Calhoun College, the name of which has been the subject of intense debate on campus.
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CreditMike Yoder/The Lawrence Journal-World, via Associated Press Public Schools? To Kansas Conservatives, They’re ‘Government Schools’
Even some Republicans are worried that the use of the term portends less support for public education.
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CreditJohn Harrington Lightening the Load of Student Loan Debt
Students who educate themselves so they may educate others should not have to graduate with heavy debt.
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CreditTony Rinaldo Making the Case for More Than Just STEM
The writer says the humanities encourage schoolchildren to solve problems creatively, a skill not fostered solely through science and technology.
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CreditJohn Seyfried Higher Education at a Crossroads
Much like American educators of the 1960s, those of today must ask themselves how they can best serve students who face an array of challenges.
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CreditYale Center for Emotional Intelligence Today’s Students May Be Emotionally Unprepared
College students are facing more stress than their parents did, and the resultant anxiety and depression are worrisome to educators and policy makers.
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CreditEileen Molony Reforming Rape Policies on Campus
Universities’ response to sexual assault demands a focus on their core mission: providing education in a way that does not discriminate based on sex.
