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College and university endowments had a good 2023 thanks to the stock market
Feb 15, 2024
Larger endowments — which tend to invest more in private equity and venture capital — didn't do as well as smaller ones that stuck to investment basics.
Texas' education funding revamp brings big changes
Jan 5, 2024
The new funding approach puts more money into the system and more emphasis on outcomes rather than enrollment totals.
Campus labor activism spreads to undergrads
Nov 6, 2023
And those students are likely to take their engagement beyond the academy.
Mom concierge services are springing up on college campuses
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Oct 12, 2023
No need to miss mom while you're away at college when you can rent one for $49 per month.
Wyoming school is training students for a new energy future
by
Caitlin Tan
Apr 4, 2023
A power plant in the offing will need trained workers to build and operate it. A local college has the first power-line program in the state.
Mississippi record store enlists student influencers to help business
Feb 24, 2023
Phillip Rollins, owner of Offbeat, wants to attract more college students and give them a place to hang out.
TikTok classes might be the next big thing in education
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Anais Amin
May 23, 2022
"One of the students in the class was making, you know, up to $6,000 to $7,000 a month from her TikTok videos," says Bloomberg report Claire Ballentine.
For public good, not for profit.
Colleges get federal guidance on using COVID relief to support student mental health
May 19, 2022
The Department of Education provided ideas for using these funds, including text-based counseling and suicide-prevention training.
Millions of college students are eligible for tax credits. But they have to file for them.
Apr 14, 2022
Students may be entitled to additional money if they're not claimed as dependents.
Should colleges help students pay for basic living costs?
Apr 8, 2022
The American Rescue Plan earmarked about $77 billion in higher education relief, with a significant chunk dedicated to helping students with costs outside tuition, including housing, food and clothes.