Tag: Higher Education

Common Core math standards have drawn the ire of math professors in Kentucky's public universities. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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College professors getting upset about Common Core

Jason Russell · November 9, 2015 5:01 pm

Recent experience should tell us that college and homeownership are not for everyone.Â (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Free stuff can turn out to be a bad buy

Michael Barone · October 28, 2015 9:34 pm

Future graduates line up for commencement on campus of Yale University

GOP targets Harvard-sized college endowments

Joseph Lawler · October 22, 2015 4:01 am

At the first Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders called for "tuition-free college," echoing Barack Obama's free-junior-college proposal.Â (AP Photo/John Locher)

Democrats’ debate: No solution for economic inequality, no interest in economic growth

Michael Barone · October 19, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders wants taxpayers to foot the students' entire bill at all public colleges and universities. This will cost $70 billion per year.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Sanders-Clinton college cost-shifting plan

Washington Examiner · October 19, 2015 4:01 am

Half of college alumni strongly agree that their education was worth the cost, according to the 2015 Gallup-Purdue study. (iStock Photo)

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How to make college education worth the cost

Jason Russell · October 16, 2015 3:49 pm

The report casts private servicers like Navient, Genesis Lending and Wells Fargo in a negative light. (Bloomberg/Patrick T. Fallon)

The companies collecting $370B in student loans don’t help students

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2015 10:07 pm

Men starting off in college life should ask questions about their school's sexual assault policies. (iStock photo)

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4 questions men should ask when searching for a college

Ashe Schow · October 12, 2015 8:04 pm

Several statistics suggested indicate a problem with endowments and compensation for university officials.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP eyes ending tax breaks for university endowments

Joseph Lawler · October 7, 2015 5:40 pm

Of the five reports of forcible sex offenses on the University of Miami's main campus, one was unfounded. (iStock photo)

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Another report finds 1-in-5 campus rape reports to be false

Ashe Schow · October 5, 2015 5:53 pm

Skewed Scorecard

The Scrapbook · October 5, 2015 4:00 am

Schools can get their default rates adjusted through an appeals process to the department. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Republicans turn a skeptical eye on effects of federal college aid

Joseph Lawler · October 4, 2015 4:01 am