UVa Feels Pressure to Become More Active in Merit Aid Arms Race
“We will risk losing top scholars unless we begin to rethink the relationship between admission and financial aid at UVa.”
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Connectivity in the Classroom: What鈥檚 the Word on E-rate and ConnectED?
Education technology advocates have gotten a big boost from President Obama in the past week.
Postsecondary Institution Ratings System Symposium
The U.S. Department of Education is hosting its rescheduled technical symposium to discuss constructing a college ratings system.
Pre-K, Charter Schools, and Hostage-Taking in New York
At the end of last week, New York鈥檚 ongoing argument over how to pay for pre-K slots took a new turn.
A Shifting Landscape for State Teacher Evaluation Policy
It鈥檚 been an exciting week for teacher quality policy, with the release of two new reports that provide insight into states鈥 progress.
CBO 2014 Estimate: Pell Grant Surplus Still Growing, Costs Revised Lower
The Congressional Budget Office provided a preliminary look at its 2014 budget estimates for the Pell Grant program today.
College Board’s CSS PROFILE: Barrier to Access
The application for federal student aid must be free to ensure fair access to higher education financing for all students.
Former Obama Administration Officials Reflect on Subprime Learning
Early Learning has been a major priority for the Obama Administration.
GAO On Setting Student Loan Interest Rates: It Depends
鈥淚 wanted to cut interest rates on federal student loans to 1 percent and all I got was this lousy GAO report.鈥
Early Education: Popular, Prominent, and Paused
There’s plenty of political enthusiasm for public investments in early education these days.