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The content of AGB’s policy database is informed by newspaper reports, online reports, state and institutional Web sites, and conversations with state and higher education leaders. It is updated weekly, sometimes daily, with legislative and policy activity that has a direct bearing on American public higher education governance.
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November 2, 2011
Voters in Colorado have failed to pass Proposition 103. The November 2, 2011 election resulted in a lack of support for Proposition 103. The measure would have raised the state’s income and sales tax rates to previous levels (over a five-year period). If passed, the income tax rate would have increased...
November 1, 2011
The Minnesota State College and Universities System is implementing a new plan to increase degree attainment in the state. The plan, “Graduate Minnesota” is designed to reintroduce working adults, who have already earned some college credit, back to college to complete their certificates and degrees. Some educational leaders are hopeful that this...
October 28, 2011
The Iowa Board of Regents plans to increase tuition among its three public universities in December 2011, which would accumulate about $29.8 million. Currently, graduates of the state’s public universities accumulate the fourth highest student debt in the country, and regents as well as students worry about the capability of students to afford this increase. With this in mind, the Board of...
October 27, 2011
At a hearing of the Texas Joint Higher Education Oversight Committee, higher education leaders and state officials addressed concerns related to board-conflict of...
October 26, 2011
As California continues to face deep cuts to public higher education, its 2011 average tuition and fee rates at public universities and colleges demonstrated the highest national increase, 21 percent. To put this in context, the 2011 national average for tuition and fees at four-year public...
