Tuition Hikes in Flux As Pandemic Continues
US News: "The steady drumbeat of annual tuition hikes slowed in 2020 as colleges responded to the coronavirus pandemic and its...
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Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Better Grades Can Mean Bigger Bucks
The New York Times: "Financial aid is no longer just about what you earn and what you have. It’s also about your children and what they...
Beth & Tim Manners
Sep 2, 20201 min read
Four Sources of Tuition Inflation
Manhattan Institute: "Tuition inflation has been extensively examined. These studies neglect to deal with this question: Why has pressure...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Williams Cuts Tuition by 15 Percent
Bloomberg: "Williams College, the richest liberal arts school in the U.S., is reducing its cost by 15% for families on a one-time basis...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 22, 20202 min read
State Schools Reverse 'Brain Drain'
The New York Times: "State-funded universities have always striven to keep their states’ brightest students at home, knowing that many of...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 8, 20201 min read
Update on Emergency Financial Aid
US News: "For students across the country still waiting on emergency financial aid grants, the delay may be a result of colleges waiting...
Beth & Tim Manners
May 7, 20202 min read
Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers
The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
Beth & Tim Manners
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Colleges Amplify Enrollment Incentives
The Washington Post: "Free classes! Free parking! Prime dorm rooms! More cash! The more they worry about whether students in this year of...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jan 17, 20201 min read
CollegeBacker: An App for Your App
Yahoo Finance: "Saving for college could start on your phone. Higher education firm CollegeBacker, which helps students and families save...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 18, 20191 min read
The College Cost v. Quality Conundrum
Forbes: "It turns out the cost of a college does not predict higher alumni ratings about the quality of their education," according to a...
Beth & Tim Manners
Dec 13, 20191 min read
College Costs: Still Less Than the Benefits
CNBC: "During the 1978 - 1979 school year, it cost the modern equivalent of $17,680 per year to attend a private college and $8,250 per...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 22, 20191 min read
How Do Graduates Grade College?
Ed Surge: "College graduates who see clear connections between their coursework and their later employment place the highest value on...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 19, 20192 min read
Georgetown Study: The College ROI
The Washington Post: "Is college worth it? Researchers at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce tried to answer...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 18, 20191 min read
FAFSA: Flaws in Financial-Aid Formula?
The New York Times: "Now that the latest FAFSA is out — it became available on Oct. 1 — millions of families are plugging in their...
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 11, 20192 min read
Tuition & Admission: Follow the Money
The Atlantic: "As admission rates have dropped, the cost of attendance has increased—a correlation seen at many highly selective schools....
Beth & Tim Manners
Nov 8, 20191 min read
Cornell Student's Future Balloons
Cornell Sun: "This summer, Brandon Axelrod ’21 took a physics class, worked an oral surgery internship at Weill Cornell and tied balloons...
Beth & Tim Manners
Oct 30, 20191 min read
Tuition: Who Pays What & Why
Hechinger Report: "While rising education costs and more amenities and luxury housing have played a role in pressing up the cost of...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jul 11, 20191 min read
Colgate Replaces Student Loans with Grants
Syracuse.com: “Colgate University is launching a new ‘no student loan’ approach to tuition for qualifying families on its Hamilton campus...
Beth & Tim Manners
Jun 28, 20191 min read
Work Colleges: Earning a ‘Free’ Education
USA Today: “Berea College is called a ‘work college,’ meaning students must work as part of the learning experience toward a degree....
Beth & Tim Manners
May 31, 20192 min read
Are HS College Credits a Good Investment?
Market Watch: “With college costs and student debt rising, policy makers and education leaders have touted the potential of giving...
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