The Kalamazoo Promise, a program in the Michigan city that allows students who attend and graduate from its public schools to attend college for little or no cost, is attracting families from out-of-state; the proposed Wisconsin Covenant could provide Wisconsin students with similar benefits.
Editorial: "A lesson from Kalamazoo," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 22.
College advocates in Minnesota suggest increasing financial aid and helping students learn more about college options as a way to prepare the state for changing demographics and educational needs.
Colleges and universities actively reach out to other campuses to boost their reputational rankings in national surveys.
Part-time community college students are less likely to seek academic advising or to engage on campus as often as full-time students, according to a new survey.