Rice University-based nonprofit OpenStax, which is already changing the economics of higher education by providing free textbooks to more than 1 million college students per year, today launched a low-cost, personalized learning system called OpenStax Tutor Beta that studies how students learn to offer them individualized homework and tutoring. More...

Giving high school seniors information about their chances of finding well-paying jobs after graduating from college may have little impact on their choice of school or major, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. More...

According to federal data, students can face widely different costs at La Crosse and Winona’s institutions of higher education. Those differences are most significant for low-income students, for whom the cost of college is a significant portion of family income. More...

It’s not an easy time on the hill. Throughout Alaska, the effects of the state’s budget crisis are reaching ground level, but those impacts are particularly evident at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. More...

The number of students who completed applications for federal financial aid increased 6% in the latest cycle, reversing a four-year decline and assuaging fears that a technical glitch would hamper students’ efforts to get government-backed loans and grants. More...

On Monday (July 10, 2017), the Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced that 13 colleges and universities in Tennessee will receive additional funding and program support to serve veterans and service members and help them earn post-secondary degrees as part of Gov. Bill Haslam's Drive to 55. More...

Economic issues play a significant role in determining whether first-time students enrolling in a four-year college will complete their degree and graduate within six years, a new study from Oregon State University has found. More...

While a majority of the public (55%) continues to say that colleges and universities have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country these days, Republicans express increasingly negative views. More...

Given Donald Trump’s frequent campaign promises to wipe out “job killing” regulations on Day One, no one should be surprised that the Trump administration is going after federal safeguards that protect consumers at the expense of corporate profits. And it’s no secret that new Education Secretary Betsy DeVos shares the president’s wish for fewer rules, and more freedom and money for the private sector. More...

Parents and students are more anxious than ever about college savings. Institutions feed anxiety when they are not forthcoming with their refund policy. By disclosing policy and offering tuition insurance within the tuition payment path, schools can better compete in a crowded marketplace while helping their families. More...