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Arne Duncan, Free Marketeer
Questioned on college prices by House members, education secretary suggests that students and parents will increasingly abandon high-tuition institutions for less-costly alternatives.
The Evolving Google Library
New deal with U. of Michigan offers more details on how the company plans to market the millions of digital copies of books it is creating. Will the skeptics be won over?
California Calamity
After state voters nix a budget bailout, one community college district prepares to do what two-year institutions always try to avoid -- turn away students.
Newly Tenured ... at Maryville, New Haven, Valley City State
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Maryville University--Sam Hausfather, education--Carol Keyes, biological and physical sciences--Barbara...
Test Prep, to What End?
New analysis from admissions group suggests that SAT coaching improves scores, but modestly. But study also finds that modest increases make a difference at many institutions.
BYU-Idaho Bans Political Parties
Brigham Young University's Idaho campus has shut down the student groups that back the Democratic and Republican parties, The Rexburg...
Addressing the Tuition v. Fee Conundrum for California Vets
Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Cal.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would address one, California-specific inequity in the funding formula under...
With Loan Fight Pending, Kennedy to Return to Senate
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been a major player in nearly every important piece of higher education legislation for at...