Higher Ed Press Clips December 2011

December 1-5, 2011

Ed News:

• Improvement possible without costs?
  
• Monday Churn: College costs
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Op-Ed: More than one rout for higher ed
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• Study shows targeted financial aid increase retention at universities
  

NY Times:

• Private-College Presidents Getting Higher Salaries

December 6-9, 2011

Denver Post:

• CSU bond package to pay for campus upgrades, new buildings

Pueblo Chieftain:

• CSU Pueblo moves toward advanced degrees
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Hick meets CASB
  

Denver Business Journal:

• 529 plan can offer huge tax benefits when paying for kids’ college expenses
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Op-Ed: Castes and Higher Ed
  

December 10-12, 2011

Denver Post:

• Denver judge’s ruling on school funding levels blisters state’s witnesses
  
• Denver judge rules low funding for Colorado school is “unconscionable”
  

Ed News:

• Victory for Labato Plaintiffs
  
• Ruling a clean sweep for Lobato plaintiffs
  
• Hick: Reform needs to be grass roots
  
• Monday Churn: Honoring top performers
  

Durango Herald:

• Colo. loses in school funding suit
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Report Shows Dual Enrollment Best When on College Campus
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• New School conference hits on changing financial picture for public colleges
  

NY Times:

• For-Profit College Rules Scaled Back After Lobbying
  

December 13, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado’s need for new doctors not as desperate as first thought
  
• DU weighing medical school
  

Ed News:

• Tuesday Churn: ‘No appeal’ effort
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Kentucky Wants to Privatize Student Housing
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• University of Denver professor will teach course that offended students
  

December 14, 2011

Denver Post:

• Bennet bill seeks visas for illegal immigrants studying math, science
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• Bill supported by CU-Boulder would encourage foreign science grads to stay in U.S.
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: ARRA update
  
• Sen. Keith King bows out
  
• Lobato case dominates discussion
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: College Board Reports Sluggish Progress on Completion Rates
  

December 15, 2011

Ed Week:

• Blog: College Trustees Hesitant to Proactively Push for Major Reform
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• For-profits should get ahead of accountability push, experts say
  

NY Times:

• Like Ivies, Berkeley Adds Aid to Draw Middle-Class Students
  

December 16, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado loses again in “Race to the Top” grant competition
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder graduate overcomes the odds
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Bad news again
  

Washington Post:

• Study – Two-fifths of high school graduates are unprepared for college of the workforce
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Maximum PELL Preserved
  

December 17-19, 2011

Denver Post:

• Adversity didn’t stop Metro State grad Matthew Dyer; it fueled him
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Presidents’ parade
  
• Education angst bared at JBC Hearing
  

NY Times:

• M.I.T. Expands Its Free Online Courses
  

December 20, 2011

Denver Post:

• Hickenlooper plans to restore cuts to education, funding for poor seniors as Colorado sees hikes
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Garcia pleads for college financial aid
  
• Officials, students testify on college funding decline
  

Ed News:

• What if there’s no money
  
• Tuesday Churn: Fingers are crossed
  

9 News:

• Colo. students shoulder bigger share of public college cost
  

December 21, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado’s improving budget forecast spreads holiday cheer
  

Ed News:

• Tempered good news on K-12 funding
  
• Wednesday Churn: Lobato day
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Rosier revenue forecast to change state budget plans
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Top of the Mountain: Community College enrollment growth ends
  

December 22, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper to appeal education-funding lawsuit
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• State vows to appeal school finance ruling
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Community Colleges Enrollment Drops, Pell Grants Increase
  

December 23, 2011

Denver Post:

• Colorado receives $17.9 million Race to the Top education grant
  
• Colorado Christian University sues over birth-control provision
  

Ed News:

• Colorado finally wins R2T
  

December 24-27, 2011

Denver Post:

• Editorial: Renaming Metro with DU in mind
  
• Guest Commentary: At-risk students deserve support
  

Ed News:

• The Churn: Try one more time
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Garcia cultivates best of East and West
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• In digital era, CU-Boulder still sends acceptance letters as keepsakes
  

December 28-29, 2011

Denver Post:

• Predictions difficult on Lobato education-funding case on Colorado Supreme Court
  

NY Times:

• Instead of Work, Younger Women Head to School
  
• Joining Trend, College Grows Beyond Name