Ohio State House of Representatives passes bill requiring financial transparency for tuition costs
InsideHigherEd — State legislation to improve transparency about the cost of a degree has earned bipartisan support. Some worry about political motives and unintended consequences.
Read More about Ohio State House of Representatives passes bill requiring financial transparency for tuition costsHow US Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action could affect university admissions
The News&Observer — A UNC admissions case made it all the way to the Supreme Court. How will the Supreme Court rule? How do decisions on other cases throughout history inform this one? And could this SCOTUS ruling change college admissions in the future?
Read More about How US Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action could affect university admissionsFederal student loan payments to resume at the end of August
HigherEdDrive — Student loan borrowers will have to repay their debts again starting the end of August under legislation President Joe Biden signed Saturday.
Read More about Federal student loan payments to resume at the end of AugustSurvey finds that many male, Black, and Latino students who want to go to college don’t believe they will go
INSIDE HIGHER ED — This is the time of year when we start to hear from competitive colleges about how good their application pools were and how stellar their entering freshman classes will be in the fall.
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THE HECCHINGER REPORT — Over and over, we read news stories and research studies demonstrating that Black learners face huge barriers in attending and completing college and gaining a strong economic foothold. These barriers include the cost of higher education, the disproportionate debt Black students and families take on and the discrimination and lack of belonging many Black students…
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MARKETPLACE — For this year’s high school seniors, the COVID-19 pandemic started in the spring of their ninth grade year. That means it was the meat in the sandwich of their high school education, and it’s affected their thinking about college and whether it’s worth the return on investment. With a hot job market, more are deciding…
Read More about Fewer students have enrolled in college since before the COVID-19 pandemicHow a recent court ruling on school admission could impact other schools’ admissions policies
EDUCATION WEEK — A federal appeals court decision this week upholding a revised admissions plan to boost diversity at an acclaimed magnet high school is being hailed by some as an affirmation of a race-neutral method for attracting more students from underrepresented racial and economic groups into a highly selective school.
Read More about How a recent court ruling on school admission could impact other schools’ admissions policiesUS Representatives discuss concerns with White House student loan policies
HIGHER ED DIVE — Policymakers across the political spectrum have expressed a desire to rework the federal student loan program, whose portfolio has ballooned to more than $1.7 trillion as college costs soared. However, they deviate on party lines on the best way to accomplish this.
Read More about US Representatives discuss concerns with White House student loan policiesAccessLex releases data on law school admission, bar passage, and tuition trends at law schools
ACCESS LEX INSTITUTE — AccessLex prepares the Legal Education Data Deck for the use of the legal education community, policymakers, and others interested in the latest law student trends organized around our three driving principles: access, affordability, and value. The Data Deck is a living document that is updated periodically, and we are happy to…
Read More about AccessLex releases data on law school admission, bar passage, and tuition trends at law schoolsNumber of Black students enrolled in colleges decreased by seven percent since 2020
THE HECHINGER REPORT — Black college and university enrollment has been dropping steadily. Already down by 22 percent between 2010 and 2020, or by more than 650,000 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, it has fallen by another 7 percent since then, more recent figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show.
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