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Last Rites for Graduation Rate
The Education Department plans to change widely disparaged federal definition of completion rate to include transfers and nontraditional students.
Tuition Model Quietly Spreading
Despite the uproar over Santa Monica, differential tuition has become normal at many public universities and is making inroads in community colleges.
Performance Pay for College Faculty
City Colleges of Chicago and union representing adult education instructors agree to bonus pay based on student performance.
How to End Remediation
Connecticut lawmakers want to eliminate all non-credit remedial courses. While a compromise is likely to emerge, the state's approach is seen as visionary by some, foolish by others.
Community Colleges as Fiction Fodder
Satirical fiction is targeting community colleges, which may be sign of the sector's deepening societal relevance.
Not Quite Complete
The percentage of degree holders hasn't increased much during the Lumina Foundation's three-year push, but policy makers have jumped on the "completion agenda" bandwagon.
Bad Actors, Bit Players?
Multi-state investigation of for-profits includes review of institutional loans and recruiting of veterans. But finding common targets is a problem, and investigators have yet to take on a major for-profit.
Strep Throat and Beer
No matter if they have a cough or sprain, students are being quizzed by colleges about their alcohol consumption. Health officials say it's a way to target risky behavior, but some students are peeved.