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Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

180 Organizations Press Biden to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause

July 6, 2022

Via: Inside Higher Ed

A group of 180 national and state organizations urged President Biden to extend the student loan payment pause, which is set to expire in just under two months on Aug. 31, in a letter sent June 30. The payment pause, […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

Surge in pandemic debt forgiveness is about students reenrolling — and also colleges’ bottom lines

August 11, 2021

Via: Education Dive

Alexander Conyers became acting president at South Carolina State University on July 13. Two days later, the public historically Black university announced it would use federal relief funding to clear $9.8 million in debt that around 2,500 students owed to […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

State support for higher ed ticked up 2.9% in fiscal 2020, report finds

May 26, 2021

Via: Education Dive

Higher ed appropriations per FTE student increased in 41 states and Washington, D.C. in fiscal 2020. Despite a steady increase in state support, inflation-adjusted appropriations are still 6% below levels seen in 2008. States have been recovering at different rates. […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Colleges claimed a large share of student relief grant money: report

April 21, 2021

Via: Education Dive

The CARES Act, which was signed into law last March, earmarked about $14 billion in relief aid for colleges, about $6.3 billion of which was set aside for grants for students disadvantaged by the pandemic. The department under former Education […]


News

Report highlights challenges for low-income working students

August 31, 2018

Via: Education Dive

Tailored approaches are required to attract and accommodate adult learners, especially those with low incomes, who are too often treated as if they are, in one researcher’s words, “invisible to higher education.” A report released this spring from the nonprofit […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Higher ed finance needs fresh approach

August 17, 2018

Via: Education Dive

At a time when states are strapped for money to support all their responsibilities, higher education leaders will have to continue to look for alternative sources of revenue, otherwise the impact cut fall on the shoulders of students. A recent […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Should Teachers Take Cash from Edtech Companies?

April 2, 2018

Via: Ed Surge

When she was in the classroom, Jenny Herrera remembers feeling resentful whenever the school principal would email teachers telling them they needed to stay after school to give feedback to edtech companies. What they got in return? Muffins. “I don’t […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Should public universities privatize given state budget constraints?

March 30, 2018

Via: Education Dive

The collapse of state funding for higher education institutions has been a topic of discussion for at least the past decade. The State Higher Education Executive Officers organization reports that in 2008, government appropriations for full-time equivalent students fell to […]


Educational Stages, Higher Education

Florida bill would shake up state’s college system

January 12, 2018

Via: Education Dive

Florida joins a growing number of states looking to exert more power over how public colleges spend state funds. There is a mounting perception that administrative bloat and waste unnecessarily inflate higher education costs, a perception that is furthered by […]


Education Tech

​Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

January 9, 2018

Via: Ed Surge

In 2014, Kings College in New York became the first university in the U.S. to accept Bitcoin for tuition payments, a move that seemed more of a PR stunt than the start of some new movement. Much has changed since […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Fewer Deals, More Money: U.S. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 Billion in 2017

January 5, 2018

Via: Ed Surge

Is education technology investing back on track? Are investors still eager to put their money in education startups? The answers depend on who you ask. After a lull in 2016, venture activity for U.S.-based edtech startups in 2017 saw a […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

4 ways schools can combat Trump’s ed budget cuts

January 2, 2018

Via: eSchool News

The Trump Administration’s 2017 and 2018 education budget proposes some drastic cuts, most notably, the elimination of the $2.3 billion Title II-A (ESEA) funding and $1.2 billion 21st Century Community Learning Centers program. According to the administration, ESEA funding and […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Ohio e-school can’t delay repayment of $60M to state

September 1, 2017

Via: Education Week

An appeals court has unanimously denied a request by Ohio’s largest online charter school seeking to block collection of $60 million in disputed state payments. The ruling Wednesday by a three-judge panel of the Franklin County Court of Appeals leaves […]


News

Sweeping education bill expands Florida charters

August 28, 2017

Via: AFT News

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on June 15 signed a sweeping education bill that offers more money to charter schools, expands a teacher bonus program and eases some testing requirements. Critics already are promising changes to the 278-page bill, a collection […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

What if the Treasury Dept. Handled Student Loans?

June 1, 2017

Via: The Chronicle of Higher Education

The departure last week of James W. Runcie, who was chief operating officer of the Federal Student Aid office in the U.S. Education Department, sparked headlines — but one paragraph in his resignation letter flew relatively under the radar. Mr. […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Graduating? Here’s What to Know About Your Student Loans

May 30, 2017

Via: NY Times

Whether the speaker at your college graduation is the Apple chief executive Tim Cook (M.I.T.) or the actress Eva Longoria (Knox College), the event signals the end of your undergraduate career — and moves you that much closer to having […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

A Guide to Staying on Top of Your Student Loan

May 22, 2017

Via: NY Times

Good advice about student loans can be hard to find: Repayment options can be overwhelming, colleges don’t provide great counseling and loan collectors can be bad actors. That’s why The New York Times has collected some of the best tips, […]


News

Education Dept must improve grant oversight

May 19, 2017

Via: Education Week

A government study has found that the Department of Education did not properly monitor and document $21 million in grants in 2012-2014. The report by the Government Accountability Office published Thursday looks at 75 awards to individual grantees. Read More […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Economics

Oregon looks to increase higher ed spending

August 16, 2016

Via: Education Dive

Oregon officials are taking a bold step with unanimous support for dramatically increased budget requests, but it will ultimately come down to how much money is available for the governor to allocate, and if that money is too little, too […]


News

Bloomz secures $2.3 Million for parent-teacher message app

May 26, 2016

Via: eSchool News

The pre-K–8 community and messaging app Bloomz has secured $2.3 million in capital investment. Investors in this round include 8VC, ff Venture Capital, Founder’s Co-op, CorrelationVC, Wisemont Capital, Acequia Capital, and individuals such as Chris Liddell and Charlie Songhurst. The […]