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Inside Higher Ed
Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support
Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.
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Inside Higher Ed
No Surprises for Higher Ed in Spending Bill
fter a fraught and drawn-out appropriations cycle, Congress released its final $1.2 trillion package of spending bills early Thursday morning. The measures would provide little in the way of new funds for programs important to colleges, largely aligning with the Senate’s proposed budget and avoiding billions of dollars in cuts suggested by House Republicans.
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Science Magazine
Biden’s lean science budget could mean tough choices for agencies
President Joe Biden today sent the U.S. Congress a $7.3 trillion spending blueprint that includes his priorities for research. But in an era of flat budgets, being on the White House’s priority list—which ranges from promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence to finding a cure for cancer—may not mean getting more money.
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Inside Higher Ed
Lawmakers Side With Universities Against Proposal That Could ‘Chill’ Research Partnerships
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has joined research universities in opposition to a proposed Biden administration framework that would allow the government to seize patents from federally funded inventions if it deems products developed from them too expensive.
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Inside Higher Ed
Researchers Fear ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Plan to Lower Drug Prices
President Joe Biden has touted a plan that would allow federal agencies to seize patents for products developed with federally funded research if the government deems those products too expensive.
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Inside Higher Ed
Potential Breakthrough on Federal Student Data System
As conversations swirl about how to improve higher education’s return on investment for students and taxpayers, those discussions often return to an issue that has vexed advocates and policymakers—data, or rather, the lack thereof.
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Inside Higher Ed
Higher Education in Political Crosshairs as 2024 Election Heats Up
The fight for control of the White House and Congress in 2024 has already seen calls from candidates to fire “radical left” accreditors, end the tax-exempt status of elite universities and defund some colleges. It’s one sign among many that higher education policy, typically a back-burner issue in federal campaigns, could play an unusual role in this year’s elections.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Americans Value Good Teaching
Sometime after the spring of their sophomore year of high school, the mailboxes of college-bound teenagers begin filling with college brochures. Alongside scenic photos and smiling faces, these glossy pamphlets brag about low student-faculty ratios, small class sizes, and state-of-the-art classrooms. They promise dynamic teaching, caring professors, expanded horizons.
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Inside Higher Ed
With Budget Battles Looming in Congress, Prospects for Higher Ed Reforms Don’t Look Bright
In more normal political times, higher education advocates, experts and lobbyists might be expecting to see progress on a number of issues once Congress returns from its August recess. They’d be optimistic, for starters, about the prospects for doubling the maximum Pell Grant award for students, expanding Pell to cover short-term programs like job training…
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Science Magazine
As shutdown looms, will U.S. Congress cut spending and restrict research?
A flat budget isn’t something that scientists typically welcome. But for the U.S. research community, that’s the best-case scenario in the short run as Congress returns this month from its summer recess and tries to agree on spending levels for the 2024 fiscal year that begins on 1 October. The government could shut down if…
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