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Feb 06 2024
News
Gov. Shapiro calls for more funding for Pa.'s higher education institutions in budget address
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Josh Shapiro spent a good amount of time talking about higher education in his budget address, because right now Pennsylvania is getting a failing grade. "We're 49th in the nation in terms of investments and institutions, we're 48th in terms of affordability, so that's not good," said Dan Greenstein, Chancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. A key
WFMZ 69Jul 12 2023
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Confidence in higher education continues to tank
Confidence in higher education has reached a new low, according to a new poll from Gallup. The survey found declines in confidence in all surveyed demographic groups from 2015 to 2023, with Republicans experiencing the sharpest decline. According to the survey, which polled around 1,000 adults on their confidence level in 16 different American institutions, only 36 percent of respondents
HotAirFeb 08 2024
News
Shapiro's college merger plan could be 'transformational,' Pa. higher education board chair says
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Minutes into Thursday’s State System of Higher Education board meeting, chair Cynthia Shapira summed up in her own view the enormous stakes for public higher education in Pennsylvania: “If we do this right, the new system represents an opportunity to be transformational.” She
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMar 15 2024
News
College tuition in Utah will likely increase next fall. The state higher education board will consider recommendations from state schools later this week.
University of Utah freshman Gabby Leonardo studies in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. With a year of tuition freezes in their rearview mirror, tuition will likely go up at Utah’s public colleges and universities next fall. Even Southern Utah University, which has not raised tuition for five consecutive years, will ask
Deseret NewsMar 23 2024
News
Robbyn Wacker: To a higher degree
As my presidency of St. Cloud State University draws to a close after six amazing, rewarding and challenging years, I want to express my appreciation to the community for the many ways you have shown your support and interest in your hometown university. SCSU stands as a beacon of contribution to the local economy, injecting approximately $600,000 annually, helping foster a vibrant community
Yahoo NewsOct 13 2023
News
Learning about Rural Higher Education in ‘Billionaire Wilderness’
Last week, Open Campus and USA Today published a tale of two rural Teton Counties — one in Idaho, another in Wyoming — separated by a treacherous mountain pass and a staggering economic divide.
No county in America has an average per-capita income that comes close to Teton County, Wyoming — it’s $318,297, far more than the roughly $35,000 that’s the average in Teton County, Idaho.
The Daily YonderFeb 18 2020
Opinion
Saving Higher Education
Start by guaranteeing students’ constitutional rights and holding schools to truth-in-lending standards.
Despite the denials of universities boards, administrators, and faculty, American higher education, particularly in the humanities and social sciences, is a hopeless mess. What basis is there for such a harsh diagnosis?
One, a college education is far too expensive. Nearly 45
Victor HansonMar 22 2024
News
Florida educator tapped as Vt. education secretary
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Governor Phil Scott Friday announced his appointment of Zoie Saunders to serve as Vermont’s next education secretary. Saunders comes to Vermont from Florida, where she served as chief strategy and innovation officer for the Broward County Public Schools, the sixth largest school district in the country. In a statement, Scott said she is an accomplished education leader
WCAX 3Jan 26 2024
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Gov. Shapiro pitches plan to restructure the state's higher education to make it more efficient, affordable
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday will propose uniting Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities and its 15 community colleges under a new governance structure to make higher education in the state more efficient and affordable. The move is part of a blueprint for reform that
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review