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States Increase Aid to Students
University of Georgia alumni Matthew Boynton and student Maggie Kilgo, right, protest of cutting the HOPE Scholarship during a demonstration at the state capitol Tuesday March 8, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP) States increased need-based grant aid to undergraduate students by 6 percent in the academic year 2011-2012, while total state financial aid to students grew […]
Making College More Affordable
College students wait on the steps of the House of Representatives for Speaker of the House John Boehner and GOP leaders to arrive for a news conference on federal student loan interest rates, which doubled on July 1. (AP) Governors and state legislatures around the country are taking steps to make college more affordable and […]
Supreme Court Punts Affirmative Action to Lower Court
Abigail Fisher, the student involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, and Edward Blum, who runs a group working to end affirmative action, walk outside the Supreme Court in Washington in 2012. The court Monday sent the case back to a lower court for further scrutiny. (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court sent a […]
Report: Progress in Student Achievement Varies by State
A pair of students works in a classroom at John Eager Howard Elementary School in Baltimore. Students in Maryland have made larger strides under No Child Left Behind than students in any other state, according to a new report. (AP) Students in Maryland have made larger strides under No Child Left Behind than students in […]
Some States Shoring Up Spending on Pre-K
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder read to a pre-kindergarten class in Detroit. Michigan is one of several states investing in pre-K. (AP) President Obama is calling for a $75 billion investment over 10 years in high-quality pre-kindergarten programs. While Congress studies his proposal, governors and state lawmakers are forging ahead with […]