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Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities are heavily subsidized by taxpayers, so state politicians have been reluctant to allow those institutions to reduce tuition for out-of-state students.
Traditionally, tuition at those institutions has been 150 percent to 250 percent higher for out-of-state students than for state residents.
But economics and demographics have rendered that policy obsolete. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors is on the mark in approving a flexible tuition policy meant to attract, rather than discourage out-of-state students. More...

By Ryan Bentley. Petoskey High School and North Central Michigan College are teaming up to offer 25 of this year’s Petoskey sophomores a program that will lead to a high-school diploma as well as a no-cost college degree.
“It’s a great opportunity and it helps financially,” said Shelly Ilenich, one of the students getting started in the program. More...

By Lucie Lapovsky. Demographics are changing rapidly in the United States. From the late 1980’s until a few years ago, the number of high school graduates has been steadily increasing until it peaked in 2008 at about 3.3 million students. This number has been declining and will continue to decline for the next few years. For every 100 18-year-olds there are today, there are only 95 four-year-olds and in some parts of the country the spread is much greater. More...

By Carla Rivera. Educators say the group, which decided to revoke accreditation of San Francisco's City College, demands too much from schools. In the last year, a little-known panel of educators has been denounced by state lawmakers, sued by San Francisco's city attorney and faulted by the federal government for violating its own policies. More...

By Carlos Campo. Higher education leaders are generally responding positively to President Obama's recent "College Opportunity Summit," as the president and first lady reinforced their ongoing commitment to improving potential college students' access and success. At the event -- which featured more than 100 college presidents who signed pledges that their institutions will help with the effort--Michelle Obama recounted her own powerful story of perseverance and success as she noted how deeply the nation's leading couple's life stories are "rooted in education."
While the summit was another example of the president's clear commitment to improving higher education in America, a few surprises emerged from the gathering. More...

By Luis Ruuska. Income-diversity programs are a step in the right direction, but colleges can do more to reach out to low-income students. The country’s higher education industry has seen numerous efforts to remedy income inequality in higher education, though many of them have failed. It’s a daunting task, to say the least.
Nevertheless, President Barack Obama has tackled the issue head-on throughout his presidency. Obama increased Pell Grant funding and introduced the new “Pay-As-You-Earn” loan repayment option, in an effort to keep student loans affordable.
Evidently realizing that this is not a fight he can win alone, the president hosted leaders and representatives from 140 colleges, universities and other organizations at an education summit at the White House earlier this month. During the summit, Obama asked education leaders to make progress on combating income inequality in higher education. More...