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New America, Reimagined: Built for What’s Next
New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website
AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
UVa Feels Pressure to Become More Active in Merit Aid Arms Race
“We will risk losing top scholars unless we begin to rethink the relationship between admission and financial aid at UVa.”
Congress Should Let the Tuition and Fees Deduction Rest in Peace
The Tuition and Fees Deduction, the most regressive of all the government’s tuition tax break programs, expired at the end of December.
The Top Ten Higher Ed Stories of 2013
Throughout the 2013 year, New America has brought you many stories on the changing landscape of education. Here are our top ten.
A Question of Priorities at the University of Virginia
Does the University of Virginia care that it is one of the least socioeconomically diverse colleges in the nation?
Coming Soon: An International Student Recruiting Scandal
Are non-profit colleges headed for a major recruiting scandal of their own making involving the use of commissioned salespeople?
Why George Washington U. is Doing Low-Income Students a Favor
Over the last two weeks, George Washington University has been all over the news for lying to its students about its admissions policies.
The Code of Conduct That Wasn’t
Two years ago, a for-profit college industry group unveiled a voluntary code of conduct for its members.
Obama Administration Should Stop Punting on For-Profit College Job Placement Rates
The federal government leaves it up to accrediting agencies and states to set the standards for for-profit schools.
Lack of Standard Definition for Job Placement Rates Fuels Abuses
Currently, the federal government leaves it up to accreditation agencies and states to set the standards for for-profit schools.
Harris Files Lawsuit, as History Repeats Itself at Corinthian Colleges
Corinthian does not appear to have learned its lesson and changed its behavior.