Charles DervaricsHomeStudent Loan Deal Keeps Low Interest Rate IntactEnding a months-long stalemate that threatened to drive up costs for students, President Obama and Congress agreed to extend for one year the current low 3.4 percent interest rate on subsidized student loans for college.July 1, 2012HomeSenate Panel Approves First Pell Increase Since 2010A Senate panel has approved the first increase in the maximum Pell Grant in three years while providing level funding for minority-serving institutions in a tough budget environment.June 20, 2012LatinxWhite House Makes New Move on ImmigrationPresident Obama announced plans to spare young undocumented immigrants from deportation in a move that could allow 800,000 students to stay in the country and seek employment.June 17, 2012HomeNew U.S. Education Department Data Identify High- and Low-Cost SchoolsThe U.S. Department of Education’s latest college cost report shows minority-serving institutions with some of the lowest net prices nationwide while others struggle to keep tuition down.June 12, 2012HomeU.S. Education Secretary Duncan Makes High-Profile Push for Low-Interest RatesThe 2012 fight over student loan interest rates escalated Friday as Education Secretary Arne Duncan used a White House event to go on the offensive against a rate hike.April 22, 2012Community CollegesAACC Report Calls for Fundamental Shifts in Community Colleges’ FocusA major report is released as 2,400 community college chancellors, presidents, deans and faculty members meet in Orlando for the 92nd annual American Association of Community Colleges convention.April 22, 2012African-AmericanWhite House Promotes Entrepreneurship Focus for HBCUs and MSIsThe White House meeting included panel presentations from Obama administration officials and leaders from the African American and Hispanic communities.April 16, 2012HomeEducation Department Signals New Direction on Graduation RatesThe Department of Education’s announcement would require colleges and universities to include part-time and transfer students when measuring graduation rates, a key factor in national studies of post-secondary institutions and their value.April 15, 2012LatinxLatino Success Key to College Completion Goal, Report SaysThe U.S. will not meet its 2020 college completion goals without a major contribution from Latinos, who continue to trail Whites in key indicators of higher education attainment, a new study says.April 10, 2012LatinxObama Plan to Raise Dropout Age Draws Mixed ReviewsRaising the high school dropout age may bring more focus to postsecondary education, but analysts express divergent opinions on how such a requirement would impact the dropout dilemma.March 11, 2012Previous PagePage 4 of 38Next Page
