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ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low
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WASHINGTON (AP) — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for… Read More
Ohio lawmakers hear questions and misinformation on the ‘bathroom bill’ for schools and universities
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee heard from the Republican sponsors of a bill to require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms… Read More
Feds offer new protections against programs that lead to high student debt, low pay
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Biden administration is cracking down on college programs that don’t adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment. On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department announced new federal regulations… Read More
Dozens of unions in Ohio are coming together to oppose the controversial higher education bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of unions known as “We Are Ohio,” along with 73 additional unions sent a letter to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill),… Read More
Expert give advice about campus safety after recent shootings
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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Updated August 29, 2023 at 1:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — Two tragedies just three days and several hundred miles apart from each other are drawing renewed attention to college… Read More
A controversial Republican bill that targets higher education has been added to a state budget proposal
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Among the many last-minute provisions tucked into the Ohio Senate budget bill proposal is one that would significantly alter how higher education institutions deal with diversity,… Read More
Shorter terms for Ohio public university trustees in ‘free speech’ bill has DeWine concerned
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Republican bill designed to address conservatives’ concerns about free speech in higher education in Ohio includes a change in university governance about trustees… Read More
A GOP bill regarding ‘free speech’ on college campuses passes the Ohio Senate
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill that seeks to address conservatives’ concerns about what they say is a lack of free speech on college campuses has passed the Ohio… Read More
Republican states are targeting diversity and equity efforts in higher education
By: David A. Lieb | AP
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity,… Read More
Lori Stewart Gonzalez has been selected to be Ohio University’s 23rd president
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The current provost at the University of Louisville is set to become the next president at Ohio University. Ohio University’s Board of Trustees selected Lori Stewart… Read More
Republican senators are proposing changes at Ohio public universities aimed at “cancel culture”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican Senators have proposed a bill that makes big changes in public universities in Ohio, aiming at what some call “cancel culture”. It includes… Read More
A university office removes ‘field’ from its curriculum, citing possible racist connotations
By: Giulia Heyward | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — An office within the University of Southern California’s School of Social Work says it is removing the term “field” from its curriculum because it may have… Read More
Student debt relief is in legal limbo, but advocates still have a ‘toolbox’ of solutions
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — President Joe Biden’s latest student debt cancellation plan, designed to clear up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some 40 million Americans, is going to… Read More
West Virginia’s public higher education enrollment is mostly flat
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Enrollment in West Virginia’s public higher education institutions remained mostly flat this fall compared to the same period last year. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy… Read More
Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Many student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications. The email, from Federal Student… Read More
College aid letters are misleading students and need a legal fix
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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Updated December 5, 2022 at 10:41 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — New federal research says colleges are failing to give accepted students clear and standard information about financial aid… Read More
Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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SAN FRANCISCO (NPR) — A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval Wednesday to a settlement that could cancel at least $6 billion in federal student loans for approximately… Read More
The college enrollment drop is finally letting up. That’s the good news
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Undergraduate college enrollment is continuing its years-long decline, though at a much less drastic rate than during the pandemic. According to preliminary data released Thursday, U.S…. Read More
Borrowers who were cut out of student loan relief describe ‘a gut punch’
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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Updated October 19, 2022 at 11:20 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Listen closely. Between the din of supporters cheering the cancellation of some federal student loan debts, and the… Read More
Brown says student debt relief is only part of a plan to help Ohioans pay for higher education
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, said the focus on forgiving some student loan debt is overlooking other key parts of President Joe Biden’s… Read More
3 things you need to know about Biden’s student loan announcement
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden’s announcement of a sweeping effort to forgive federal student loan debt – up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for… Read More
Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients
By: Cory Turner | Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — On Wednesday, President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000… Read More
An audit shows college credits earned by high school students saved Ohio families $163M last year
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The program that allows students to earn college credits while they’re still in high school saved Ohio families $163 million in higher education costs… Read More
Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Millions of students are heading back to college for their third full academic year since the COVID pandemic hit. But as students move into their dorms… Read More
Marshall University extends lower rates to a wider area
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several dozen counties in Ohio and Kentucky have been added to the area where students receive reduced tuition rates at Marshall University in West Virginia. The… Read More