Private colleges that compete with public schools are scrambling to find a way to keep attracting students. To do so, freezing or lowering tuition rates have grown in popularity to … Continue reading “Did You Know? As Tuition Goes Up, Some Colleges Freeze or Cut Prices”
As students are pushed to attend college more than ever before, many of them are beginning to push back. Many students struggle with that predetermined outcome of their lives and … Continue reading “Did You Know? Trade Schools Showing Strong Enrollment Growth”
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education was founded in 1999 by University of Pennsylvania professor Alan Charles Kors and Boston civil liberties attorney Harvey Silverglate. One of the country’s … Continue reading “Did You Know? The States Doing the Most to Protect Student Rights”
As college textbook prices have increased 88 percent since 2006, education reformers wonder how universities can make books more affordable. One simple thing they could do is to stop selling … Continue reading “Textbook Math: Students Avoid High Campus Prices, Buy Books Online”
New improvements in the College Scorecard data from the U.S. Department of Education have shown some of the specifics for how well degrees pay off. With those improvements, the public … Continue reading “Did You Know? The Law Schools That Pay Off for Graduates”
Among presidential candidates, many campaign platforms have a plan to lower college costs. There’s no question that college costs have increased, but textbook prices have seen the sharpest increase—88 percent … Continue reading “Did You Know? College Textbook Prices Have Increased 88% Since 2006”
“Opportunity zones,” defined by a 2017 law, are poor areas targeted by the federal government for economic investment. In a study by the Brookings Institution, researchers discovered that money intended … Continue reading “Did You Know? An Anti-Poverty Program Sent Funds to 33 Well-Off College Towns”