By . Whenever you hear somebody complaining about higher education funding in Canada, it’s usually only a matter of time before someone says “why can’t we be more like Scandinavia?” You know, higher levels of government funding, no tuition, etc., etc. But today let me tell you a couple of stories that may make you rethink some of your philo-Nordicism. More...
Offering free tuition for more than 1 million full-time community college students is expensive, says KCRA news station. Could college really be free? Doesn’t someone have to pay for it. More...
By Laura Devaney. Coursera announced it is offering 12 new project-based courses in topics from persuasive writing to computer construction. More...
Tuition fees at US universities have risen five-fold since 1985 and continue to rise. But German universities offer free education to everyone – including Americans, writes Rick Noack for The Washington Post. Read more...
By Patrício Langa, Gerald Wangenge-Ouma, Jens Jungblut, Nico Cloete. Demands for free higher education and other social services such as health and basic education in Africa date back to the 1960s. These demands were common across countries with diverse ideological orientations – from socialist Mozambique and Tanzania to capitalist Kenya and Uganda. Read more...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Payments to Louisiana’s colleges from the TOPS free college tuition program were put on hold Thursday because of uncertainties about the state’s budget and questions about whether the popular program could be on the chopping block. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Raising tuition every year has become a higher-education rite of passage, almost as predictable as graduation ceremonies. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is the latest college to join the free community college movement by kicking off a pilot program this fall to serve local students. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. With the cost of college rising and graduates swimming in student debt, New Jersey lawmakers are calling for a cap on in-state tuition hikes at the state's public college and universities. More...
Legislators in North Carolina are drafting plans that would dramatically cut tuition and change the names of some of North Carolina's public historically black colleges, The News & Observer reported. Read more...
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