With international student enrollment declining in the U.S., intensive English programs feel the pinch

May 16, 2018
For the first time in over a decade, new international student enrollment at US colleges and universities declined last year. Intensive English language programs felt the drop first.
English language students listen to their teacher Susan Squires at the English Center June 16, 2006 in Miami, Florida. 
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Investors are hot on student housing

Feb 27, 2018
When you think of commercial real estate, big urban skyscrapers or suburban office parks might come to mind. But college towns and university-adjacent apartment buildings are magnets for U.S. investors and many from abroad. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

Texas legislature taking on college costs

Feb 21, 2018
Legislatures across the country are trying to contain tuition hikes.

Student loan changes ahead

Jan 25, 2018
Congress is going to change how much graduates need to pay back and how quickly. Pell Grants and loan forgiveness are part of the Republican overhaul, too. A Senate committee will hold a hearing today with new details of an ambitious plan to reboot the nation’s student financial aid system. Until now, proposals for how […]

The costs and benefits of a winning college football team

Jan 15, 2018
Having a winning college football team led by a top caliber coach is worth the investment for some cities. Just ask Manhattan, Kansas, which invested over $200 million to improve its sport facilities and paid the coach for Kansas State’s football team $3 million last year.  The number of hotel rooms in the city doubled […]

Maine’s university system tries to help with an impending labor shortage

Dec 20, 2017
The schools are sharing resources to train more people for jobs.
Freshman Phillip Parent lines up metal weights in an introductory physics class at the University of Maine at Machias. The class is part of a partnership between the state’s universities.
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The dreaded FAFSA form is going mobile

Dec 1, 2017
The move is meant to meet teenagers on their phones and make it simpler for them to apply.
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New GI Bill lets veterans use education funds whenever they want

Nov 10, 2017
The "forever" measure includes more soldiers, like reservists.
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Graduate students could lose big in the GOP tax plan

Nov 9, 2017
Many students rely on tax-free tuition waivers to make education affordable.

The risks of going back to school can have economic rewards

Sep 28, 2017
Pam Palme, a nurse anesthetist in Colorado, shares her story of going back to school to pursue nursing.
A student looks through an instruction manual with a page open to directions on using a defibrillator during an elderly care training program.
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