The department, "on or around Nov. 1," will release 13 of 14 new rules governing a wide array of higher-education issues, including compensation for student recruiters, the definition of a credit hour and verifying information on federal student aid forms, and they will go into effect as planned on July 1, 2011. ❋ Melissa Korn (2010)
The first major higher-education projects by USAID and the World Bank began about two years into the war. ❋ Josh Boak (2011)
"We hope that's not the case, but it's a logical consequence," said Amiryar, who advises the higher-education ministry. ❋ Josh Boak (2011)
A bizarre cost-saving plan proposed by the chancellor of the Tennessee higher-education system would offer tuition discounts to students who agreed not to come to class or get instruction from professors—or as the chancellor put it, to "work online with no direct support from a faculty member." ❋ Carl Elliott (2011)
For example, Obama's budget would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants and other higher-education programs through 2021, scaling back a key Obama initiative. ❋ Lori Montgomery (2011)
The U.S. Department of Education will delay the publication of a controversial rule that could strip a number of higher-education programs of access to federal student aid, but said implementation of the rule is still set for mid-2012. ❋ Melissa Korn (2010)
In metric after metric the U.S. has fallen from number one to a lower rank: we're now number 6, among developed nations, in higher-education enrollment, number 28 in "perception that working hard gets you ahead," number 84 in "domestic savings rate" and on and on. ❋ Bob Burnett (2011)
"We need to give people a break, but we also need to follow up," said Ahmed Nagib, 33, a higher-education administrator and spokesman for the loose coalition of protest leaders. ❋ Craig Whitlock (2011)
In its budget request for this year, USAID asked for $249 million to cover higher-education projects worldwide, including $20 million for Afghanistan. ❋ Josh Boak (2011)
Many experts also differ with the protesters' focus on prioritizing the higher-education system. ❋ Matt Moffett (2011)
Although drenched and disheveled, she stayed right on message, lambasting a higher-education system she says is too intent on profit rather than learning. ❋ Matt Moffett (2011)
Tom Corbett proposed cuts last month that would slash the state's higher-education budget to $567 million from $1.2 billion, affecting more than a dozen state-run and state-supported universities. ❋ Diana Middleton (2011)
