Government Regulations

State To Widen Tuition Breaks To Include Immigrants

Young illegal immigrants to qualify for resident tuition once feds halt their deportations

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Elections Portend Sweeping Legislative Change For Higher Education

Not long ago, Metropolitan State University of Denver found itself in the cross hairs for its decision to create a new tuition rate for undocumented students.

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Legislators Weigh Options for Tuition Deregulation

The 2013 legislative session will mark the 10th anniversary of a decision by Texas lawmakers to deregulate college tuition, giving the authority to set tuition at public universities to the institutions.

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Passage Of Prop. 30 In Calif. Hailed By Educators

College students will be spared tuition increases, thousands of classes will be restored, and younger students will avoid a shorter school year, they say.

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Despite Amendment 64, CU-Boulder Still Plans To Snuff 4/20 Smoke-Out

The University of Colorado still plans to make sure thousands of pot smokers don't gather April 20, despite the passage of a statewide measure legalizing marijuana.

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Voters Say Yes to Proposition 30

Higher ed ballot initiatives shown support

While voters across the nation were glued to their screens last night counting electoral votes, the higher education community was holding its breath awaiting the answers on a number of important ballot initiatives, proving this year’s election was truly about more than blue and red for higher ed.

Florida College Students With Undocumented Parents To Get Tuition Break In Spring

The Florida Board of Education voted not to appeal a Miami federal judge’s decision that found the state’s higher tuition policy for certain college students unconstitutional.

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Federal Auditors Say Grand Rapids Community College Lacks Written Drug And Alcohol Prevention Policy

Grand Rapids Community College has been cited by federal auditors for lacking a policy that address the risks of drugs and alcohol, and for failing to measure the effectiveness of its substance abuse prevention programs.

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State College Funding Turns on Definition of "Provide"

The Texas Constitution says the state will “provide for the maintenance, support and direction of a University of the first class.”

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