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RAND survey: 66% of high school students say school staff push four-year college; community college, trades, and apprenticeships get little emphasis.

Here are the steps to take to start building credit early, before you’re 18, when you’re in college, or however early you can start.

Texas State’s expanded Bobcat Promise gives free tuition to Fall 2027 freshmen in the top 25% of their class with family income of $100,000 or less.

Arizona State University launched a content creation bachelor’s degree. Here’s what the “influencer degree” costs and whether it can actually pay off.

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Ohio State will pay $2.1 million to settle DOJ claims it failed to disclose researchers’ China ties on NASA and NSF grant applications since 2012.

Bill Gates’ new 6,000-word essay warns heavier AI use is tied to weaker critical thinking and that students could end up learning less, not more.

The University of Maine system and two Kansas community colleges will now award college credit for soft skills credentials earned in high school.

ED says 38.7% of colleges are missing required debt and earnings data. Here’s the reporting breakdown by sector and what happens to non-compliant schools.

DOJ sued Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington over in-state tuition for undocumented students, bringing the total to 21 states. What’s at stake.

Syracuse University faces its first budget deficit in years after missing Fall 2026 enrollment. Here’s what it means for families weighing the cost.

Michigan’s new MI College Match sends direct admission offers from 21 colleges to seniors who submit a profile by Sept. 21. No essays, fees, or rejections.
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