State Policy

Each additional legislator who has attended public college in a state is worth about $3.5 million in state funding for higher ed, study says.

Politics, geography and history all prevent the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education from following Georgia's consolidation path.

Tuition rose faster than state appropriations fell, and federal aid helped make that possible, study asserts. does headline overstate? should we add "(Alone)" or something, so we're not making it seem like Cato is saying state disinvestment plays no role? dl***Good point. Added "Alone." -RS

Texas legislation could force campus police departments to hold on to those they arrest until federal immigration authorities can consider their legal status.

Appropriations for higher education increased in more than three-quarters of states in 2016-17.

Since losing all state funding two years ago, two large Arizona community colleges struggle with declining enrollments and budget cuts.

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.

New study dumps cold water on the value of wage data to prospective students who are place bound and headed to less-selective colleges.