By Matt Reed. North Carolina is considering a bill to require five public universities there, four of which are HBCU’s, to reduce in-state tuition to $500 per semester. The reason offered is to make education more affordable for low-income students, though the bill does not provide any increases in state aid to offset the substantial loss of tuition revenue. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. As college campuses face budgetary uncertainty and shortfalls, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education announced Tuesday it would limit tuition increases at eight state universities for the upcoming school year. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Low-income students who graduate from Boston’s public high schools with at least a “C” average will be eligible for free tuition at community colleges in Charlestown or Roxbury under a plan announced Friday by Mayor Martin J. Walsh. More...