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University of California Imposes 32% Tuition Hike

Students demonstrate as regents vote at UCLA

Nov 19, 09 5:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Student protesters chanted “Shame on you! Shame on you!” on the UCLA campus today as the University of California board of regents approved a whopping 32% tuition hike. A year at a UC school—not including room and board—will now cost $10,300, three times the price... More »

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 UC Students Protest 
 Ahead of 32% Fee Hike 

College moving out of reach, students charge

Nov 19, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Angry students took to the streets yesterday to blast a proposed 32% fee hike for University of California schools. The Board of Regents is expected to finalize the increase today during a meeting at UCLA. It will hike tuition bills some $2,500. UC students will soon be paying $10,... More »

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Public College Tuition Rises Despite Recession

It increases faster than costs at private schools

Oct 20, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hoping for a tuition break in the recession? Fat chance. The price of a college education continues to rise, with costs at public schools rising faster than those at private institutions. Tuition and fees at a public 4-year college now average $7,020, versus $26,273 at a private college.... More »

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Democratic Rep. Wexler Will Resign Fla. Seat

48-year-old seeks private-sector paycheck with kids in college

Oct 13, 09 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Wexler, a seven-term Democrat from Florida, is set to resign his house seat for a public-policy position. Though some Washington insiders speculate that Wexler, 48, will head the US Agency for International Development, others tell Politico that, with kids in college, Wexler needs an income bigger than a government... More »

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Florida • college tuition • House Democrats • US Agency for International Development • private sector • Robert Wexler • public policy • safe seat

OPINION

 Student Loan Bill 
 a No-Brainer That 
 Actually Might Pass 

But issue of rising tuition remains

Sep 17, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - For health reform watchers despairing that lawmakers "will never be able to do anything, ever," it's time to turn an eye on the no-brainer student loan reform in the House, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times. Right now, the government gives banks money, pays them to... More »

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Democrats • New York Times • higher education • House of Representatives • health care reform • student loan reform • college tuition • House Republicans • Rep. John Kline

ANALYSIS

 Dropout Rates 
 Turning US Colleges 
 Into 'Failure Factories' 

Students' failure to make it to the finish line is dragging down the economy

Sep 9, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The failure of America's colleges to turn more freshmen into graduates is doing huge amounts of damage to the economy, David Leonhardt writes in the New York Times. Only half of those enrolled in college emerge with a degree, the worst rate of any developed country except Italy. This dismal... More »

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 Niche Colleges, Priced Right 


Aug 22, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to college. Mother Jones runs down 10 schools that “may not bother to juke their stats to make US News' short lists, but they still have plenty to offer—and for a lot less dough.”
  • Berea College, Kentucky:
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(Newser) - California's budget crisis has taken an $813 million toll on its famed UC system, Time reports. The University of California's 10 campuses are attempting to deal with the 20% budget cut by instituting mandatory furloughs for 80% of staff, drastically cutting or even freezing new hires, and increasing tuition by... More »

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(Newser) - The new GI bill going into effect Aug. 1 is the biggest expansion of the program since World War II, but the benefits are far from uniform, the AP reports. The new system determines the money a vet gets for college on a state-by-state basis. Full tuition is guaranteed at... More »

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Colleges Consider Move
 to 3-Year Degrees

Downturn has colleges looking for ways to save students time, money

May 23, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A growing number of colleges are looking at ways to cram 4-year degree courses into 3 to help students combat tough times, the Washington Post reports. More than half of teens have changed their college plans because of the economy, according to a recent survey, and many in the world... More »

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(Newser) - College students in 2008 carried an average of $3,173 in credit card debt, a huge jump from 4 years earlier, USA Today reports. A Sallie Mae study, when conducted in 2004, revealed an average balance of just $2,169. When students “can’t get private loans, they... More »

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 Rich Kids Get 
 Leg Up at Cash- 
 Strapped Schools 

Admissions staff skirts need-blind rules

Mar 31, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Endowments are shrinking, and kids are needing more aid—so many colleges are reluctantly giving an admissions boost to students who can pay in full, the New York Times reports. Schools are finding ways to let in more wealthy students without sacrificing "need-blind" labels: by admitting more foreign students,... More »

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Colleges Are as Nervous
as High School Seniors

Schools scramble to lock in as many students amidst faltering economy

Mar 7, 09 3:07 PM CST
(Newser) - College admissions season is here, and for the first time in recent memory, it’s a students’ market, reports the New York Times. Amidst economic turmoil, nervous colleges are uncertain how many students will apply—so they plan to admit more applicants and offer greater financial aid. “It’s... More »

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College Students Pay Twice for Health Insurance

Parents complain of hidden costs for students who already have insurance

Feb 6, 09 7:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Many parents of college students across America are paying double for their children's health insurance, an NPR investigation finds. Students are usually required to show proof of health insurance for admission, but then often find they can't use that insurance at college clinics. Parents complain that colleges automatically charge for... More »

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US Students Flock North for Cheap Tuition

Canadian universities appeal to Americans in tough economy

Dec 25, 08 7:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Cash-strapped Americans with their sights set on college see Canada as an affordable alternative to domestic institutions, the Boston Globe reports. Low tuition fees and a stronger US dollar—it’s worth $1.21 in Canada right now—are luring more high school students in the northeast across the border,... More »

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Canada • college admissions • higher education • college • recession • college tuition • college applications

College May Be Out of Reach for Most US Kids

Middle-class families
loans grow to cover
rising tuition costs

Dec 3, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Rising tuition costs are putting college out of reach for most Americans, a new report shows. Since 1982, college costs have gone up 439%, but median family income only 147%. That has forced the middle class to increasingly fund higher education through loans. For lower-income families—for whom public universities... More »

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 Colleges Face Dire 
 Cutbacks, Tuition Hikes  

Needy students may lose out as college funding models collapse

Nov 8, 08 7:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Colleges and universities around the country are facing budget shortfalls so steep they could change the way they do business forever, the New York Times reports. With endowments shriveling, state financing being slashed, the cost of debt rising, and donors scaling back, both public and private institutions are cutting staff,... More »

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Cities Fight Urban Blight
With Free College Tuition

'Promise Communities' are tried across the country

Oct 22, 08 7:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities on the decline across the country are testing a new strategy to stem urban decline: Families who buy homes in town get their kids college tuition paid in full. These "promise communities"—about 80 in all—seek to attract new residents and keep upwardly-mobile city dwellers from... More »

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Credit Crisis Squeezes Student Loans

Families struggle to
pay college tuition as
loan market dries up

Oct 17, 08 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economic downturn is hitting college students hard, the New York Times reports. Job losses and the disappearing loan market are strangling formerly robust family plans to foot college tuition fees. Private lenders, used by many students to fill the gap between federal aid and the total cost of college,... More »

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Credit Crunch Squeezes Student Loans

As private funds dry up, families look to feds to pay for college tuition

Jul 23, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The slump in the credit markets has shrunk capital available to brokers of student loans, complicating the already-difficult task of financing a college education. The Boston Globe relates the story of one Massachusetts family, the Ferragutos, who received word this year from the state’s education finance agency informing them... More »

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