States

Getting 37 institutions to agree on new student transfer pathways isn’t easy, but the Minnesota State system seems to have accomplished it.

Analysis finds that a 10 percent reduction in state appropriations is associated with a 12-17 percent increase in international undergraduate enrollment at public research universities.

States worry that a Department of Education plan to curtail their access to data from the federal student aid form will cause headaches for state aid awards.

A new statewide initiative automatically admits graduating seniors to college in Idaho.

A new program at a public university in New Jersey will have a cap on the number of state residents as institution looks overseas for students.

Grading states' support for higher education, an advocacy group for students makes the case that legislators and governors are responsible for rising public college tuitions.

Complete College America talks up peformance-based funding at its annual meeting, releasing a report that rates the 16 states that have tried it so far.

In Washington state, legislators propose a 20 percent surcharge on international student tuition. The universities worry that students will stop coming.

Reported dysfunction at a New Hampshire-approved college outside Turin raises questions about the role of states in overseeing institutions abroad.