Lola Adesioye: Should historically black colleges and universities merge with white schools?
Georgia state senator Seth Harp, chairman of the Senate higher education committee, has sparked a serious debate by proposing that the state ? which is currently being hurt by the sharp economic downturn ? cut its costs by merging its two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with other, nearby state universities - which happen to be predominantly white. There are strong ...

Kiplinger's: 4 NC schools among best values
Four colleges in North Carolina are ranked among the country's best values in private higher education. Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine on Wednesday issued its annual ranking of the 100 best private universities and liberal arts colleges that combine "outstanding economic value with exceptional education." Davidson College is ranked No. 4 among liberal arts schools. Among universities, ...

Miami among Top 50 best values among public colleges
Miami University was among seven Ohio schools listed in Kiplinger's Top 100 best values for colleges and universities.

Kiplinger's ranks 4 N.C. schools among best values
RALEIGH (AP) - Four colleges in North Carolina are ranked among the country's best values in private higher education. Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine on Wednesday issued its annual ranking of the 100 best private universities and liberal arts colleges that combine "outstanding economic value with exceptional education." Davidson College is ranked No. 4 among liberal arts schools. ...

Miami among Top 50 best values among public colleges
Miami University was among seven Ohio schools listed in Kiplinger's Top 100 best values for colleges and universities. The report appears in the February edition of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.

Nation's economic woes affecting colleges
The nation's economic troubles have hit colleges and universities, and some Tri-state schools are feeling it more than others. Investors aren't the only people on the edge of their seats during this financial meltdown.

Trinity among schools making Kiplinger?s list
Three private Texas universities made Kiplinger?s Personal Finance magazine?s 100 Best Values in Private Colleges list for 2008-09.

N.C. colleges looking good in Kiplinger?s latest rankings
Four of N.C.?s private schools made the ranks of Kiplinger?s 2009 ?Best Values,? as ranked in the February issue and reported by the Charlotte Business Journal today. (To see the full Kiplinger rankings, methodology and comparisons, go here.) Davidson College placed fourth in the rankings for ?Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges? ? a list headed by Pomona College in California. Duke University was ...

Texas universities' endowments shrink
Public and private universities in Texas are struggling with endowments diminished by the sharp drop in the U.S. stock markets.While private institutions have no choice but to make budget cuts, public colleges are hoping that the state legislature will come to the rescue, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday.You would have to be under a rock not to know that times are difficult, said Jim ...

Minnesota colleges named to ?best value? list
Three Minnesota schools have been named to a list of the top 50 ?best value? liberal arts colleges in the United States.

Kiplingers's ranks Wake Forest University 20th among universities on best values list
Kiplinger?s Personal Finance magazine has ranked Wake Forest University 20th on its 2009 list of the 50 best values in private universities. Kiplinger?s annually ranks 100 best values in private colleges and universities that combine outstanding economic value with exceptional education.

South Florida community colleges could become state schools
Two task forces propose removing 'community' in names Two South Florida community colleges soon may convert to "state colleges" as part of an effort to increase the number of Floridians graduating with four-year degrees.

South Florida community colleges could become state schools
Two South Florida community colleges soon may convert to "state colleges" as part of an effort to increase the number of Floridians graduating with four-year degrees.

Magazine: 4 NC Schools Ranks Among Best Values
Four colleges in North Carolina are ranked among the country's best values in private higher education.

Pelham High School fix needed
BY DERRICK PERKINS Looking to avoid a loss of accreditation, school administrators have teamed up with education officials and local residents to find a solution to the high school?s failing facilities. Since the New England Association of Schools and Colleges put the school on a warning status in November ? citing 31 areas that need improvements, including inadequate classroom space, ...

Va. council stresses college affordability
Virginia?s public colleges and universities might have to raise tuition to make up for expected budget cuts, but the state?s higher-education agency says schools should devote a portion of that money to financial aid for low-income, in-state students.

More Tuition Hikes Expected at Colleges (1:15pm)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's public colleges and universities might have to raise tuition to make up for expected budget cuts, but the state's higher-education agency says they should devote some of that money for financial aid for low-income, in-state students.

Texas universities' endowments shrink
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Public and private universities in Texas are struggling with endowments diminished by the sharp drop in the U.S. stock markets.

Education: exclusions from academies hit neighbouring schools
Academies that expel large numbers of disruptive pupils are having a potentially bad impact on neighbouring schools, according to a review of the government's flagship programme in England. The Institute of Education's findings will support claims by critics that academies ? schools sponsored by businesses, universities, churches and other faith groups ? are failing to meet their original ...

Kiplinger?s: N.C. schools among 100 best values
Kiplinger?s magazine has named four N.C. schools among the 100 best values in private institutions.