APLU In The News
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The Texas Tribune
Will Texas universities face perfect storm of cuts?
Higher education leaders entered the 2017 session of the Texas Legislature expecting some dark days. Two-and-a-half months in, they’re now focused on warding off a perfect storm. In addition to potential state funding cuts, which are being discussed like they’re a virtual certainty in the Capitol, schools are staring down efforts to freeze tuition and…
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Diverse Education
State-focused Leaders Backing Free K-14 System
In order to reduce disparities and make college more accessible, policymakers and higher education leaders should initiate a national discussion to establish a free and universal K-14 system. That was one of the key arguments made Wednesday at a higher education forum meant to highlight ways to increase postsecondary attainment and give students a better…
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Campus Technology
Institutions Tap Student-Level Data to Improve Learning
Creating a campus culture of data use can drive institutional initiatives to improve student learning and increase degree completion. That is the latest analysis coming from two higher education organizations this week. The Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Institution for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) have released 14 brief case studies that…
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The New York Times
When a Few Bucks Can Get Students to the Finish Line
Shari Garmise, the executive director of the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities and vice president of the office of urban initiatives at the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities, said that so far, every single completion grant recipient has stayed in school or graduated. Next up are randomized control trials at several of the universities. Garmise…
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