Houston Schools Ease Rules on High
School Promotion, New York Times
After years of toughening standards for the promotion of ninth graders,
the Houston Independent School District reversed course on Thursday,
saying high school students who failed core subjects could now go on
to the next grade, provided they had sufficient credits from other courses.
Students sweat uncertainties of revised
SATs, USA Today
With a revamped SAT college entrance exam set to launch in less than
a year, stress levels among soon-to-be test takers are higher than usual.
Proposal Raises Issue of Who Should Pay What for College, New York
Times
If Congress changes the rules on college loans, taking away the opportunity
for students to consolidate them at low fixed rates, the average graduate
will have to pay an extra $3,115 to $5,484 in interest over the life
of the loans, the Congressional Research Service has found.
Georgia Lawmakers Approve Plan to Shore Up Merit-Scholarship Program
by Cutting Benefits, Chronicle
of Higher Education
After months of debate, Georgia lawmakers have agreed on a plan designed
to save the popular merit-based HOPE Scholarship program from a projected
$434-million deficit within the next four years.
Arizona State U. Plans to Build Additional Campus, to Help Accommodate
92,000 Students by 2020, Chronicle
of Higher Education
Arizona State University intends to grow 61 percent, to 92,000 students,
and to become a nationally recognized research university by 2020, according
to a plan announced Thursday.
Study: Textbook Prices Soar for Students, New York
Times/AP
A study spearheaded by students in Oregon and California found that
the cost of textbooks has skyrocketed because of the bundling of ancillary
products like CD-ROMs.
Princeton U. Proposes to Crack Down on Grade Inflation by Limiting
the Supply of A's, Chronicle
of Higher Education
Amid concerns about grade inflation, officials at Princeton University
have proposed a limit on the number of A's that professors may give
to students.
