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Georgia to Launch Need-Based DREAMS Scholarship
For years, the state’s main source of funds for college students was its merit-based HOPE Scholarship. Now, lawmakers are allocating $325 million to a need-based program in hopes it will encourage students to study in the state.
State Lawmakers Step In to Support Minority-Serving Institutions
Since the Education Department axed funding to MSIs last fall, state policymakers have proposed bills to recognize and sustain such colleges and universities moving forward.
Indiana Bill Threatening Low-Earning Degree Programs Heads to Governor’s Desk
U.S. Plans to Stop Funding Low-Earning Degrees. Indiana May Just End Them.
Congress’s new earnings test will stop students from receiving federal aid for some programs. A Hoosier State bill goes further, putting those degrees on the chopping block.
ED Investigates Louisiana Board of Regents Over Enrollment Goals
Richard Bland College Board Removed
Virginia lawmakers rejected seven lingering board picks from former governor Glenn Youngkin, effectively removing the entire Richard Bland College Board of Visitors.
State Higher Ed Officials Do Away With the Term ‘Noncredit’
A group of state higher ed leaders are on a mission to get rid of the term. They argue it underplays the value of these programs and shortchanges students.
The Fight Over Community College Bachelor’s Degrees
Earning a four-year degree at a two-year institution is now possible in nearly half of all states—and others are exploring the option. But many universities are not happy about it.