Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
December 1, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdNew York University will invest $1 billion in its Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, adding $400 million to the $600 million it had already pledged to the school. The money, which comes from the university’s own funds, will go […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 29, 2022
Via: Higher Ed DiveCollege pricing can devolve into an opaque mix of terminology — tuition, fees, net price, funded financial aid, unfunded financial aid, federal student loans, private student loans, scholarships, grants, work-study — contributing to a system that even higher education experts […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 22, 2022
Via: Higher Ed DiveIn November 2020, colleges and their millions of students were smarting from the economic sting of the coronavirus pandemic. Colleges trimmed costs after campus shutdowns prompted many to refund auxiliary fees for services like residence halls and dining, which underpin […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 18, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveThe Biden Administration is doubling down on student support investments. The pending FY23 budget has $468 million for Community Schools. The Administration’s new National Partnership for Student Success is calling for districts to use billions in federal stimulus funds to […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 18, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdA federal judge approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education that argued the agency ignored borrower defense to repayment claims. Under the settlement, 200,000 borrowers who attended one of 153 institutions identified by […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 10, 2022
Via: EdSourceThe passing of Proposition 28: California’s Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative is an exciting advance for historically underfunded arts education programs in schools. The initiative allocates money for 15,000 new positions, almost doubling the current number of certified […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
November 8, 2022
Via: Higher Ed DiveStarting next academic year, Colby-Sawyer College will be decreasing tuition, but it’s not just shaving a few hundred dollars off its sticker price. The college is cutting its price from $46,364 to $17,500, a drop of more than 60%. The […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 28, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdMajor budget cuts are expected at North Dakota State University. Though officials haven’t yet put an exact number on the forthcoming cuts, the university is facing a projected $10.5 million budget shortfall over the next two years due to slumping […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 27, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdState-awarded student financial aid decreased negligibly in 2020–21 to $14.784 billion, down 0.1 percent from the $14.801 billion awarded in 2019–20, according to the latest annual survey from the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs. The survey […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 20, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdA Texas commission has recommended that community college funding in the state be directly tied to performance—namely, student graduation rates and transfers to four-year schools. The recommendation from the Commission on Community College Finance will now go to the Texas […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 19, 2022
Via: Ed SurgeThe kids are not alright. Medical experts agree that, after nearly three years of pandemic-induced strain, children are in the midst of a mental health crisis. One signal of just how severe a crisis: The U.S. Department of Education is […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 14, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdThe U.S. Department of Education is stepping up its enforcement of college-sponsored banking arrangements. In conjunction with a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the department released a Dear Colleague letter Thursday reminding institutions about their role in […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 7, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsIn the last two years, an unprecedented increase in funding has flooded into schools around the country courtesy of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) package. While ESSER’s primary intent was to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 6, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdCiting falling revenue, Missouri State University president Clif Smart announced Monday that the university will cut $5 million from its academic budget for the upcoming 2024 fiscal year. Smart made the budget cut announcement in his annual state of the […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 5, 2022
Via: U.S. Department of EducationToday, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced 19 Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) awards totaling $110 million and four new grant awards for the 2022 Equity Assistance Center (EAC) program totaling more than $6.5 million. The EAC awards fund […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
September 27, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdThe Congressional Budget Office, Congress’s nonpartisan research arm, estimates that President Biden’s plan to forgive some federal student loans and suspend payments through the end of the year will cost the government about $420 billion. The CBO released its estimate, […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
September 27, 2022
Via: Inside Higher EdThe Vermont State College System’s Board of Trustees approved a base tuition rate for in-state undergraduates of $9,999 for fall 2023, essentially dropping tuition by 15 percent for Green Mountain State residents when the system completes a merger next summer. […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
September 20, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveAccording to the data project, as of Sept. 12, states had planned, budgeted or committed to spending 94% of the $19 billion in relief funding they received in the set-aside. Of the total $189.5 billion Congress approved for K-12 COVID-19 […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
September 15, 2022
Via: U.S. Department of EducationToday, the U.S. Department of Education announced awards totaling over $7 million to eight statewide organizations under the 2022 Competitive Grants for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) program, underscoring the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to enhance and increase parent […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
September 14, 2022
Via: U.S. Department of EducationAs our nation’s children and youth head back to school, the Biden-Harris Administration remains committed to supporting their mental health needs. Even before the pandemic, rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts among youth were on the rise. The pandemic […]