Tag: Higher Education

Marco Rubio described Hillary Clinton's plan as a typical progressive approach. Jeb Bush said, "We don't need ... solutions thatÂ will raise the cost of college even further and shift the burden to hardworking taxpayers." (AP Photos)

GOP candidates on Clinton college plan: ‘Stop pouring money into an outdated system’

Gabby Morrongiello · August 10, 2015 4:36 pm

Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking during an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Hillary Clinton will unveil her plan to deal with college costs

Ariel Cohen · August 10, 2015 3:51 pm

Members of minority groups who obtain higher education still lag far behind whites in accumulating wealth and obtaining financial stability. (AP Photo)Â

Student debt undermining advantages of college for minorities

Sean Higgins · July 29, 2015 3:00 pm

"This is not a free lunch for higher education by any stretch," Education Secretary Arne DuncanÂ said.

Arne Duncan downplays Fed study tying student aid to high tuitions

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2015 7:51 pm

The revised wording states "persons under the age of 16 and persons who have a physical or mental impairment and are unable to communicate are unable to give consent." (iStock photo)

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University updates policy stating that students with disabilities cannot consent to sex

Ashe Schow · July 20, 2015 1:26 pm

BernieÂ Sanders spent the bulk of the time laying out his views on key issues and comparing them with Hillary Clinton's position. (AP Photo)Â

Sanders takes on Clinton while she meets with Democrats

Susan Ferrechio · July 14, 2015 8:21 pm

Democratic presidential Martin O'Malley laid out a plan he says will make college degrees debt-free for all students in the next five years at any in-state college or university, as the national student debt tops $1.2 trillion. (AP Photo)

O’Malley calls for debt free higher ed over next five years

Ariel Cohen · July 8, 2015 5:54 pm

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Advocacy group distributes sexual ‘consent contracts’ to college students

Ashe Schow · July 7, 2015 4:09 pm

The researchers find specifically that a dollar of added Pell Grants or an added dollar of subsidized direct loans translate to 55 cents and 65 cents in higher tuition, respectively.Â (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Fed research: Student aid mostly raises the price of college tuition

Joseph Lawler · July 7, 2015 1:30 pm

A gavel lays on top of a book.

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Colleges turning to retired judges to adjudicate campus sexual assault

Ashe Schow · July 1, 2015 4:58 pm

Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation appears at an announcement by ServiceNation to launch 'Serve A Year' at Jimmy Kimmel Live! studios on March 23, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Chelsea Clinton too expensive? You can hire me for a lot less!

Ashe Schow · June 30, 2015 4:30 pm

Students go about their business at University of California, Los Angeles. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Colleges welcome Obama’s abandonment of plan to rate them

Joseph Lawler · June 26, 2015 4:01 am