Higher Ed Watch

Congress to Freeze Education Spending, Eliminate Academic Research Earmarks, and Halt Potential $100 Pell Increase

At 4:40 am Saturday morning, a lame duck Republican Congress passed its final piece of legislation -- a series of mainly middle class tax law extensions that will increase the deficit by $38 billion over the next five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The higher ed centerpiece of the under radar bill is an extension of $2,000 to $4,000 in tuition tax deductibility, depending on income.

School in Michigan Proposes Controversial "Race-Neutral" Admissions Policy

In their last moments in power, Senate Republicans want to examine whether federal education tax benefits like the HOPE Scholarship tax credit have contributed to college tuition increases. What theyll find, if they look closely, is a complicated relationship.