Chapel Hill’s MDC and Gates Foundation gives $16M to colleges – Triangle Business Journal

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Monday it was awarding $16.5 million to 15 community colleges and five states in an effort to help struggling students complete college. The Development Education Initiative will award the funding to …
source:http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/06/22/daily9.html

A Long, Unpleasant Journey – The Ledger

Average, that is, in tuition costs. For decades, Florida has prided itself in providing a world-class university education at bargain basement prices. Last year, according to The College Board, the average Florida college student paid $3,792 in …
source:http://www.theledger.com/article/20090618/NEWS/906175022?Title=A-Long-Unpleasant-Journey

Neets: more teenagers without education, jobs or training – Daily Telegraph

One in six is now classed as “Neet” – not in education, employment or training – compared to one-in-eight when the Government came to power. The overall number of school-leavers aged 16 to 18 plunged into the category has also soared in the last 12 …
source:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5549175/Neets-more-teenagers-without-education-jobs-or-training.html

Library provides base for pursuit of higher education – AZCentral.com

Phoenix students have a new resource for pursuing higher education. On Wednesday, the city opened College Depot on the second floor of Burton Barr Central Library. The depot will be staffed with bilingual college counselors who will assist high …
source:http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/11/20090611collegedepot0611.html

HOME-SCHOOLING: No debating the success of college – The Washington Times

Sometimes called the “home-school college,” or “God’s Harvard,” Patrick Henry College (PHC), located in Purcellville, Va., celebrated another graduation May 16. Seventy-six seniors received their diploma, and many are preparing to become leaders in …
source:http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/07/home-schooling-no-debating-the-success-of-college/?feat=article_related_stories

The Four-Year College Myth – Boston Globe

The fall after I graduated from high school, I took the traditional path. I entered a competitive, private four-year college, and four years later, I earned my bachelor’s degree from that same institution. When I think of the route my children might …
source:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/05/31/the_four_year_college_myth?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed6