Filter & Sort
What Happened in Wisconsin?
State's push to rein in for-profit colleges with strict performance standards goes nowhere, but Milwaukee passes a unique ordinance aimed at the industry.
The New ‘New Normal’
With many states' economies rebounding, lawmakers are increasing funding for higher education and holding down tuition prices. Are things returning to a pre-recession normal, or simply taking another step toward a new model?
Reserve Judgment
State lawmakers say the U. of Wisconsin system’s budget balances are excessive. Higher education officials say that criticism is a misreading of how university budgets work. It’s not the first such conflict, and it won’t be the last.
Taxing International Student Tuition
In Washington state, legislators propose a 20 percent surcharge on international student tuition. The universities worry that students will stop coming.
State Budgeters' View of Higher Ed
Report on the fiscal environment for public higher education sees the status quo as unsustainable and urges greater collaboration between college leaders and state policy makers.
High Noon in Austin
Years of tension between state policy makers and administrators at the University of Texas at Austin could come to a head in a series of legislative battles this spring.
Can Funding Be Fair?
The University of California system is changing the way it funds its 10 campuses to equalize per-student appropriations.
Spending Money to Make Money
Associate degrees pay off for both students and taxpayers, report finds, but state funding of community colleges still lags.