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Free Tuition -- After a Drug Test
West Virginia joins other states in offering free tuition at community colleges. But the new law is unique in asking all students seeking eligibility to pass a drug test.
Race, Geography and Degree Attainment
Residents of rural counties typically are much less likely to hold a college degree, new analysis finds, and urban and suburban areas often feature wide attainment gaps across racial lines.
New Bill May Allow Athlete Compensation
The NCAA suggests that college athletes in California may not be able to participate in championship games if state passes legislation to allow them to profit off their name, image and likeness.
Expanding Beyond NYC’s 5 Boroughs
Armed with promising results, CUNY is expanding ASAP and other student success experiments while helping to export them to colleges outside the system.
Sanders vs. Warren on College Debt Relief
Critics of both plans say Sanders's proposal for universal debt relief amplifies existing issues with Warren's plan, which includes caps on income for beneficiaries.
Democratic Hopefuls Back Pell Grants in Prisons
Most candidates seeking Democratic nomination support repealing ban on federal aid for incarcerated students. One of the few exceptions? Joe Biden, author of the crime law that enacted the ban.
Bills Target Academic Espionage
Congress is paying increasing attention to risk of foreign actors stealing American research. Two new bills take very different approaches to addressing the threat -- and universities much prefer one approach over the other.
States Wade Into Title IX Debate
In departure from Trump administration's approach, Texas Legislature votes to require college officials to report campus sexual misconduct or face criminal penalties. But civil libertarians and some survivor advocates criticize the legislation.