Eight Ohio colleges took part in a trial program that forgave debts owed by students and allowed them to re-enroll. Transcripts of students who stick with the program will eventually be unlocked. The Ohio College Comeback Compact, a program designed to help students who did not complete college pay off debts owed to the institutions they attended, is showing promise.
Today we’re talking about the economics of higher education in the United States. Though the average cost of going to college nearly tripled from 1980 to…
The proposed ban comes as more states are restricting colleges and universities from withholding transcripts when a student owes money to the institution. The planned federal ban would only apply in some cases. A proposed ban to limit when colleges and universities can withhold a student’s transcript could help thousands of students, if not more than a million, access their credits and resume their college education, experts and advocates say. “It’s a modest but important step,” said Martin Kurzweil, vice president of educational transformation at Ithaka S+R, a research and consulting shop that has reported over the last several years on how transcript withholding affects millions of students.
Alabama is working to offer incentives to adult learners to reengage with their education if they had to leave college before graduating. The All in Alabama initiative and Senate Bill 175 aim to break down barriers, specifically to help adults who started college, to return and complete their degrees. Jim Purcell, executive director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, said he is optimistic helping more people return to school will pay off, not just for the individuals but for the state, with a better-educated workforce. .
Following what s described as a "hostile takeover" by right-wing conservatives, at the progressive New College of Florida, students and prospective graduates are protesting daily. The latest comes as students held an alternate commencement on Thursday evening - rather than listen to the administration s choice of former Trump adviser Dr. Scott Atlas, scheduled to speak at Friday s commencement. .