State policy

Students' need for remediation is a major driver of institutions' (and families') costs, and a target for policy makers.

Anyone in search of a metaphor for the difficult financial and political situation facing American higher education had a slew to choose from at a conference on the business of higher education on Thursday. College officials are standing on a tightrope, said Stanley O. Ikenberry, trying to balance concurrent pressures to increase student access, control tuition and costs, and deal with declining financial support from governments and other traditional sources.

Nearly every gathering of college officials these days reveals at least an undercurrent of concern, if not a full blown anxiety fest, about the public’s heightened scrutiny of and skepticism about higher education.

8 years into campaign to enter the elite, U. of Kentucky assesses its progress and how far it has yet to go.

Federal higher ed panel emphasizes colleges' high prices and urges greater accountability.

Professors choose terms -- mostly bleak ones -- to describe higher ed’s fiscal situation.

Public institutions in New Jersey face intense scrutiny from both state and federal governmental officials.

Appropriations are up 5.3%, allowing for increases many public colleges haven't experienced in years.

New study shows just how far away state and local governments have moved from supporting 2-year institutions.

New study suggests which state higher ed systems most effectively use their funds -- and which don't.