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Ohio

Students, Professors Speak Against Ohio’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers Bill

Megan Henry
Rhode Island

Survey: Many Rhode Island Public School Students Don’t Feel Ready for College

Kevin G. Andrade
Texas

After Dobbs Ruling, Texas Lawmakers to Provide More Support For Pregnant Students

Kate McGee
Indiana

New Pre-Admission Program Seeks to Get More Hoosiers into Colleges Statewide

Casey Smith
tuition

More States are Giving Students More Money to Pay for Community College

Elaine S. Povich
Ohio

Senate Bill Would Create ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers at Ohio State and the University of Toledo

Megan Henry
Georgia

Georgia State Awards Diplomas to First Graduating Class at Walker State Prison

Ross Williams
Ohio

Ohio Economists: Scholarships Likely to Keep High Achievers In-State

Marty Schladen
higher education

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues Will Soon Have Women as Presidents — Here’s Why This Matters

Felecia Commodore
Opinion

Black Community College Enrollment is Plummeting. How to Get Those Students Back

Karen A. Stout & Francesca I. Carpenter
opinion

Case Study: Delivering K-16 Outcomes with K-12 Dollars

Kevin Teasley
el paso

Why Sleep Is Key for Student Learning — and Earning A’s on Those Final Exams

Daniel Perez
Louisiana

Louisiana Republicans Want an End to Diversity Measures at Colleges

Piper Hutchinson
Ohio

Ohio Higher Education Enrollment Drops 12% Over Decade

Megan Henry
Rhode Island

Gov. McKee Seeks $10.4M to Fund Free Tuition Program for Rhode Island College

Nancy Lavin
Ohio

Ohio AG Yost is Trying to Stop Billions in Student Loan Debt From Being Forgiven

Megan Henry
Ohio

Bill Would Require Ohio Colleges to Disclose Costs and Alumni Income to Students

Megan Henry
transfer students

College Transfer Enrollment Drops; Low-Income, Female & Asian Students Hit Hard

Joshua Bay
Virginia

Virginia May Expand 529 Saving Plans, Allow Funds to Go to Workforce Credentials

Nathaniel Cline
Ohio

New Voter ID Requirements in Ohio Put Hurdles in Front of Out-of-State Students

Megan Henry
California

Free Textbooks? It Could Soon Be a Reality at California’s Community Colleges

Alyssa Story & Carmen González
Going Remote

In New Graphic Novel, Pandemic Scatters a Vulnerable School Community

Greg Toppo
higher education

Momentum Builds for Helping Students Adapt to College by Nixing Freshman Grades

Jon Marcus
Analysis

If March Madness Were about Social Mobility, We’d Be Cheering Florida Atlantic U

Jorge Klor de Alva
Texas

Texas Senate’s Priority Bills on Higher Ed Would End Tenure, Diversity Policies

Kate McGee
student athletes

As March Madness Looms, Growth in Sports Betting a Threat to College Athletes

Jason W. Osborne
Iowa

Iowa’s State Universities Not Shying Away From AI Technology in Classrooms

Eleanor Hildebrandt
higher education

3 Pandemic Lessons About Inequality in College & Why They Matter Today

Elena G. van Stee
Analysis

Do College Faculty Help or Hinder Transfer Students? Depends on Type of School

Dr. Alexandra Logue
mental health

North Carolina Governor Directs Federal Money to College Mental Health Supports

Liz Bell
Iowa

Iowa’s Board of Regents Advises Public Universities to Expand Distance Learning

Eleanor Hildebrandt
savings accounts

Some States Open College Savings Accounts for Every Newborn

Marsha Mercer
higher education

Why Nearly Half of Black Students Have Considered Stopping College

Marianna McMurdock
Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Scores a C+ At the University of Minnesota Law School. Now What?

Greg Toppo
higher education

A Watchdog Says the Feds Aren’t Doing Enough to Investigate Problem Colleges

Adam Goldstein
st. louis

District-University Partnership Shakes Up St. Louis School Leadership

Marianna McMurdock
Opinion

Focusing on the Right Fit Makes the College Search Easier — and More Fun

Adam Weinberg
college enrollment

New Data: Female College Enrollment Drops at Twice the Rate of Male Students

Joshua Bay
Indiana

Helping More HS Students ‘Cross the Finish Line’ & Earn College Credit

Casey Smith
Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift 101: This College Links Her Music to Works By Shakespeare & Plath

Elizabeth Scala
mental health

Colleges Struggling to Recruit Therapists for Students in Crisis

Mark Kreidler
Analysis

Study Shows Small Emergency Grants Can Help College Students Stay in School

Peter Sloane
higher education

How College in Prison is Leading Professors to Rethink How They Teach

Mneesha Gellman
transportation

One Big Barrier for Community College Students: Transportation to Campus

Elaine S. Povich
Indiana

Why One State Is Considering a New Funding Model for Higher Education

Whitney Downard
higher education

FBI: Bomb Threats Against Black Colleges Trace Back to Single Juvenile Suspect

Ariana Figueroa
Free Speech

Colleges Asking All Students to Complete Survey About Free Speech on Campus

Henry Redman
college tuition

Here’s How the Cost of College Has Changed Since the 1960s

Jill Jaracz
College Admissions

More Colleges Making SAT, ACT Exams Optional

Nathaniel Cline
admissions

Experts Expect K-12 Ripple Effects as Supreme Court Considers Race in Admissions

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

ACT Scores Fall to Lowest Level In 30 Years

Asher Lehrer-Small
College

New Strategy in Fight to Get HS Grads to College: Expanded Dual Credit Programs

Casey Smith
higher education

One Way to Help College Students Get Enough Sleep – Pay Them to Go to Bed

Osea Giuntella
higher education

Traditional University Teacher Ed Programs Face Enrollment Declines, Staff Cuts

Marianna McMurdock
college students

5 Challenges of Doing College in the Metaverse

Nir Kshetri
ACLU

The ACLU’S Fight Against Classroom Censorship, State By State

Asher Lehrer-Small
Adult Education

‘Untapped Talent’: TA to BA Teacher Prep Program Scales Six-Fold Amid Shortages

Asher Lehrer-Small
ACLU

ACLU-Backed Lawsuit Charges Florida’s ‘Stop W.O.K.E.’ Law Is Unconstitutional

Asher Lehrer-Small
education

UW System Announces Program to Pay Tuition and Fees for Underserved Students

Henry Redman
Pandemic

Teens Have Changed Their Higher Ed Plans — Survey Shows They May Never Go Back

John Kristof & Colyn Ritter
higher education

How Promise Programs Help with College Costs & Aim to Reshape Communities

Kio Herrera
The 74 Interview

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

Linda Jacobson
higher education

No HS Degree? No Problem. A State’s Plan to Nudge Adults Into Community College

Maine News Service
community colleges

Community Colleges Across NC Are Collaborating to Build Up Regional Workforce

Hannah McClellan
economics

Georgia College Students Learning Hard Economics Lessons as Cost of Living Rises

Ross Williams
higher education

New Law Would Ban Anyone From Accessing Pornography Via College Wifi

JC Canicosa
Afghanistan

University of Maryland Campus to Temporarily House Afghan Families

Jack Pointer
Camden

Rutgers to Provide Free Tuition to Undergrads From Low-Income Families

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
higher education

Student Caregivers in Texas Struggle with Return of In-Person College Classes

Victoria Rossi
Colorado

Mandates, Tests, ‘Enforcers’ Help CO College Students Remain On-Campus

Julia Fennell
Pandemic

1M HS Grads Skipped College in 2020. Only Tiny Fraction Re-Enrolled in 2021

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Lessons in Leadership Amid the Pandemic: How One College Has Weathered 15 Months

Nation Hahn
black students

‘Jim Crow Debt’: Most Black Borrowers Regret Student Loans

Marianna McMurdock
HBCUs

Sit-in for Better Housing Enters Second Week at Howard University

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Moms Pursuing College Degrees Are Being Sidelined By COVID Child Care Crisis

Jewél Jackson & Victoria Rossi
college retention

This State Is Paying for College Success Coaches to Aid Student Loan Borrowers

Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Why ‘Free Community College’ Is Only Just the Beginning

Ray Domanico
Pandemic

The Missing College Students: 18 Months Into Pandemic, Steep Enrollment Declines

Kevin Richert
1619 Project

UNC Emails: ‘Who Are You Going to Believe: Abe Lincoln or Nikole Hannah-Jones?'

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Food Insecurity Now a Growing Concern Among College Students

Jewél Jackson
American Rescue Plan

As Texas Looks to Spend $16 Billion in Stimulus, Universities Hope For Boost

Kate McGee
Chandell Stone

Experimental College Tries to Move Beyond Founder’s Legal Woes

Greg Toppo
Pandemic

New Pathways to Opportunity & Employment

Bruno V. Manno
Pandemic

'TA to BA' Fellowship: Improving Teacher Diversity, By Elevating Experienced TAs

Asher Lehrer-Small
education

A Sweet Sixteen — for Social Mobility: If March Madness Celebrated Schools for Helping Students Move Up the Income Ladder, Here’s Who Would Win the Tournament

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