Higher Ed Press Clips April 2012

April 1-2, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colo. budget written., heads for debate in House
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn:  ASSET bill vote
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Showdown is near on tuition bill
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Completion at What Price?
  

NY Times:

• College Affirmative Action Policies Change With Laws
  

April 3, 2012

Denver Post:

• Fort Carson, college leaders discuss education
  
• 3 sites in running for Colorado State stadium
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• Improved funding could change CU tuition hike; regents wants to ‘pass along our savings’
  

Denver Business Journal:

• New law seeks to match Colorado workforce needs, skills
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Employment Outlook Brightens for New College Graduates
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Opinion (Lt. Gov. Garcia): For more success, let’s focus on early education
  

9 News:

• Free tax assistance still available to families earning under $49,000
  

April 4, 2012

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: A look inside CU

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder announces new 4/20 crackdown, plans to ticket pot smokers
  

Fort Morgan Times:

• Morgan Community College part of early childhood self-study
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Connecticut legislature mulls elimination of remedial courses
  

April 5-6, 2012

Ed News:

• Friday Churn:  College Friday
  
• College regulation bill moves ahead
  
• Good News about college attendance
  

Denver Post:

• CU students to continue satellite mission
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Wealth or Waste?
  

April 7-9, 2012

Denver Post:

• Commission opens door to early childhood education degree
  

9News:

• Your Show – answers questions about student loan debt
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• Applications to CU-Boulder increase 7%
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Differential tuition grows in popularity, even at community colleges
  

April 10-11, 2012

Denver Post:

• GOP silent as Colorado Senate OKs undocumented-student tuition bill
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: Good tuition news
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• JILA building at CU-Boulder debuts $32.7M ‘X-wing’
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Offering Some Perspective on the High Cost of College
  

Wall Street Journal:

• High School, in Three Years
  

April 12, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colorado House gives initial OK to budget after almost 7-hour debate
  

Ed News:

• Rally urges more school spending
  

Durango Herald:

• In-state tuition legislation
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Education Department changing graduation rate measurements
  

April 13, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colorado’s $19 million budget easily clears House, goes to Senate
  
• Colorado bill to lower tuition for illegal immigrants goes to House panel
  
• Opinion – Guest Commentary: School funding- stop giving away public assets
  

Fort Morgan Times:

• Students may receive early childhood education degrees
  

9news:

• To build, or not to build? CSU stadium debate heats up
  

April 14-16, 2012

Denver Post:

• CU president: Colorado’s state funding for college imperiled
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: Education Nation
  

Ed Week:

• College Graduation-Rate Reporting Expands to Part-Timers
  

NY Times:

• Opening Up a Path to Four-year Degrees
  

April 17-18, 2012

Denver Post:

• CU regents to vote on tuition Thursday; proposals would hike rates 6.7% or 8.6%
  
• Colorado immigrant tuition bill faces crucial vote
  
• Survival is the rational for smaller Colorado college name changes
  

Ed News:

• Wednesday Churn: A “Bear” book
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU- Buffs planning major facilities project at Folsom
  

April 19, 2012

Denver Post:

• University of Colorado regents to discuss firearms ban in dorms and at some events
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: Regents mull tuition
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• Regents: CU-Boulder students sending ‘mixed message’ on tuition
  
• CU President Bruce Benson: Foundation on pace to break fundraising record
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• PCC student recognized by state
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Harkin Rakes on For-Profits Marketing Budgets
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Need for More Advanced Degrees Requires Collaboration
  

Stateline.org:

• States scrutinize for-profit colleges
  

April 20-24, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colorado tuition bill for illegal immigrants clears House committee but still faces death threat
  

Pueblo Chieftain:

• Illegal immigrant tuition bill advances
  

Durango Herald:

• Immigrant tuition aid measure clears state panel
  

Ed News:

• Tuesday Churn: Obama in Boulder
  
• ASSET, school finance bills pass
  

April 25-26, 2012

Denver Post:

• Illegal-immigrant tuition break fails again in Colorado House
  

Ed News:

• Thursday Churn: Schools selected
  
• Literacy advances, ASSET doesn’t
  

Boulder Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder unveils new $160M biotechnology building
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: Report Calls for End to Education Tax Credits to Save Pell Grants
  

NY Times:

• Two Parties Find a Way to Agree, and Disagree, on Student Loan Rates
  

April 27, 2012

9 News:

• District leaders celebrate career pathway system
  

Ed News:

• Friday Churn: Students in Action
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• Obama issues executive order on veterans recruiting
  

April 28-30, 2012

Denver Post:

• Colorado legislator cheer budget, but some parts still draw critics
  
• Guest Commentary: Adjunct professors are hiding in plain sight
  

Ed News:

• Monday Churn: New CEA chief
  

Inside Higher Ed:

• WGU example shows chilly policy climate for competency-based education
  

Ed Week:

• Blog: American Business Push for Increased College Productivity
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Student Loan Bankruptcy Fears Drive Congress to Rethink Law