Education News
On this page you’ll find links to the latest education and financial aid news from some of the most trusted sources in the industry, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, Insider Higher Ed, The New York Times and The Huffington Post.
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College News (4)
Los Angeles Times – While the idea of freezing a freshman’s college tuition for four years sounds great on the surface, closer inspection shows some peril. Colleges that offer tuition price freezes tend to charge higher tuition freshman year to cover the revenue they’ll be losing o... More
Los Angeles Times – Starting next fall, Los Angeles Unified School District will require that all incoming freshmen pass college prep classes in order to graduate high school. As expected, some students are worried, but not nearly as worried as school officials, who fear the tougher standards ... More
Los Angeles Times – Security officials used pepper spray to stop students from entering a meeting on potentially quadrupling the cost of certain classes at Santa Monica College in California. Roughly 50 students, more than double the number of available seats, tried to enter the meeting being ... More
Los Angeles Times – The New York Federal Reserve has determined that the student loan crisis is far more dire than most people realize. The Fed believes that more than 25% of borrowers are behind in their government loans (Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized loans, etc.), nearly double the go... More