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NEWS ABOUT: state colleges

state colleges stories: 5 news summaries

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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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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higher education • US economy • graduation • college tuition • colleges and universities • state colleges • graduation rates • Jay-ZTV

  $70M in Anonymous Gifts 
 Spark Academic Whodunit 

Nearly $70 million given to colleges nationwide

Apr 25, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wave of nearly $70 million in mysterious donations to a dozen colleges across the country has set off a happy guessing game in academic circles, the New York Times reports. "Whoever it is wishes to remain anonymous and I, for one, am perfectly happy to respect that,"... More »

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As Belts Tighten,
College Chiefs' Pay Expands

Suffolk U. boss tops list with $2.8M package and $400K salary

Nov 17, 08 6:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Things are tough all over—except in the nation's ivory towers, where college presidents are collecting increasingly tidy sums, reports the Wall Street Journal. Presidents at 59 public universities earn more than $500,000 a year, and Ohio State's chief tops the list with a $1.3 million package. Median... More »

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Schools Spark Debate by Luring Out-of-Staters

Such tuition cuts will squeeze out local students, critics say

Mar 8, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - More state universities are trying to lure out-of-state students with lower tuition, a trend that critics say goes against the very purpose of such institutions, the New York Times reports. The schools often do it to make up for shrinking support from their own states, but some worry that universities,... More »

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