

Education Nov 09

After years of escalating costs and stagnant earnings, new data show that some colleges have finally grown conclusively, decisively and categorically unaffordable for many Americans.
By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
Education Apr 08

Twenty states already offer cheaper in-state college tuition to students who are in the United States illegally.
By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Feb 09

A tuition cooperative is a new idea aimed at tempting colleges to give discounts: Students interested in the same field of study or training could band together, pool resources and commit to a school as a group, lowering costs.
By Mikhail Zinshteyn, The Hechinger Report
Economy Aug 29

The most frequently cited culprits implicated in declining student resilience are "helicopter parenting" and an overly regimented K-12 education system. Yet feedback from parents and students tell a very different story — one in which the economy plays a starring…
By Denise Cummins
According to a Bankrate survey released Monday, 89 percent of four-year college grads believe that their degree was a good investment.
Mar 18

By Laura Pappano, The Hechinger Report
The idea of taking a piece of graduates’ future earnings starts to pick up steam.
Nov 26

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Michelle Obama's message for high school seniors fretting about their college prospects is simple. Do your research. Visit college campuses. Sit in on classes. Talk to professors, graduates and students. The first lady could just as well have been talking…
Aug 19

By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
In America, many scholarships are given out based on merit, handed out to students who have good grades and high test scores. While this plan is meant to attract the best and the brightest, it can also mean that money…
Aug 17

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
A Hechinger Report analysis of Pell grant graduation rate data from a cross section of colleges and universities suggests that billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded Pell grants nationwide go to students who never earn degrees.
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