Nov 28 Watch 5:34 If you pay student loans, the GOP tax overhaul could affect you. Here’s how By PBS News Hour Both the Senate and House tax overhaul bills could make higher education more expensive for some students, though in different ways. The biggest proposed changes in the House bill would end the deduction for interest paid on student loans, a… Continue watching
Nov 10 How the tax code overhaul could slam higher ed By Ted Afield, The Conversation The tax code overhaul pending in Congress is littered with provisions that would make it a lot harder for most Americans to go to college or grad school, writes Ted Afield, director of the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic… Continue reading
Oct 13 How smaller colleges and universities team up for survival By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report ATLANTA — A business major at Clark Atlanta University, Delaina Mims said she spends at least eight hours a day at the Robert W. Woodruff Library. “It’s a good space and it’s better than being by yourself,” said Mims, who… Continue reading
Oct 03 Column: How conservative activists are using Asian Americans to argue against affirmative action By Natasha K. Warikoo In August, the Justice Department sought lawyers to investigate whether Harvard University has discriminated against Asian Americans in favor of black and Latino applicants. In her column, Harvard professor Natasha Warikoo explains how such efforts are an attempt at a… Continue reading
Sep 26 One small college’s death and rebirth offers lessons for the rest By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Antioch College has become a textbook case for other troubled schools to study, and yet one of its biggest lessons is the value of being unique. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 6:11 How ‘personalized learning’ can put college in reach for nontraditional students By PBS News Hour A program in Arizona supports nontraditional students who want to pursue degrees at their own speed. Much like a Netflix subscription, the new program lets students pay a flat fee for a personalized curriculum that works within their schedules. Hari… Continue watching
Sep 19 Twitter chat: Is online learning the future of college and grad school? By Vic Pasquantonio If you are considering an online bachelors or master's degree, have an experience you would like to share or want to find out more about the benefits and drawbacks of distance learning, we want to hear from you! Join in… Continue reading
Sep 18 Graduate programs have become a cash cow for struggling colleges. What does that mean for students? By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Simmons College could barely meet its payroll. Now it has tens of millions of dollars in annual surpluses. So what does this financial solution mean for grad students who face escalating debt?… Continue reading
Sep 14 What students protected by DACA are worried about By Sarah Gonser, The Hechinger Report As Washington debates what to do about the program for undocumented immigrant children, "we don’t know where our futures are going," say these student dreamers. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 7:05 Job training and community college put coal miners on a new path By PBS News Hour Coal miners in the heart of Appalachia face unemployment and uncertainty as the expansion of automation and natural gas threatens the industry that’s been an economic bedrock. But a West Virginia nonprofit matches displaced workers to sustainable jobs in agriculture… Continue watching