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    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Tuition Hikes in Flux As Pandemic Continues

    US News: "The steady drumbeat of annual tuition hikes slowed in 2020 as colleges responded to the coronavirus pandemic and its...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Better Grades Can Mean Bigger Bucks

    The New York Times: "Financial aid is no longer just about what you earn and what you have. It’s also about your children and what they...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Four Sources of Tuition Inflation

    Manhattan Institute: "Tuition inflation has been extensively examined. These studies neglect to deal with this question: Why has pressure...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Williams Cuts Tuition by 15 Percent

    Bloomberg: "Williams College, the richest liberal arts school in the U.S., is reducing its cost by 15% for families on a one-time basis...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    State Schools Reverse 'Brain Drain'

    The New York Times: "State-funded universities have always striven to keep their states’ brightest students at home, knowing that many of...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Update on Emergency Financial Aid

    US News: "For students across the country still waiting on emergency financial aid grants, the delay may be a result of colleges waiting...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Prestigious Universities Flex Their Offers

    The Washington Post: "The imperative to fill seats is urgent for almost all colleges during the economic downturn. But for public...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Apr 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Colleges Amplify Enrollment Incentives

    The Washington Post: "Free classes! Free parking! Prime dorm rooms! More cash! The more they worry about whether students in this year of...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jan 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    CollegeBacker: An App for Your App

    Yahoo Finance: "Saving for college could start on your phone. Higher education firm CollegeBacker, which helps students and families save...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Dec 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    The College Cost v. Quality Conundrum

    Forbes: "It turns out the cost of a college does not predict higher alumni ratings about the quality of their education," according to a...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Dec 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    College Costs: Still Less Than the Benefits

    CNBC: "During the 1978 - 1979 school year, it cost the modern equivalent of $17,680 per year to attend a private college and $8,250 per...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    How Do Graduates Grade College?

    Ed Surge: "College graduates who see clear connections between their coursework and their later employment place the highest value on...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Nov 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Georgetown Study: The College ROI

    The Washington Post: "Is college worth it? Researchers at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce tried to answer...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    FAFSA: Flaws in Financial-Aid Formula?

    The New York Times: "Now that the latest FAFSA is out — it became available on Oct. 1 — millions of families are plugging in their...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tuition & Admission: Follow the Money

    The Atlantic: "As admission rates have dropped, the cost of attendance has increased—a correlation seen at many highly selective schools....
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Nov 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Cornell Student's Future Balloons

    Cornell Sun: "This summer, Brandon Axelrod ’21 took a physics class, worked an oral surgery internship at Weill Cornell and tied balloons...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tuition: Who Pays What & Why

    Hechinger Report: "While rising education costs and more amenities and luxury housing have played a role in pressing up the cost of...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jul 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Colgate Replaces Student Loans with Grants

    Syracuse.com: “Colgate University is launching a new ‘no student loan’ approach to tuition for qualifying families on its Hamilton campus...
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • Jun 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Work Colleges: Earning a ‘Free’ Education

    USA Today: “Berea College is called a ‘work college,’ meaning students must work as part of the learning experience toward a degree....
    Beth & Tim Manners
    • May 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    Are HS College Credits a Good Investment?

    Market Watch: “With college costs and student debt rising, policy makers and education leaders have touted the potential of giving...
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