Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Harris County's response to the hostage situation in Colleyville, a conversation with Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Martin, changing ideas about college financial aid, and Texas Country Reporter turns 50.
Posted on · The UT System's endowment of nearly $20 billion makes it one of the nation's wealthiest educational institutions. How much of it goes to student financial aid?
Posted on · Sixty percent of Texas schoolchildren are poor, and the state wants more of them to go to college. But the aid it offers them doesn't go nearly as far as it used to.
Posted on · Many students are receiving their college acceptance letters and figuring out how to pay for school. One study finds a link between financial aid and student performance.
Posted on · The priority deadline to apply for state programs is March 15.
Posted on · The Hazlewood Act in Texas provides veterans (and some children of veterans) exemptions from some tuition and fee charges at public colleges and universities here. It’s awarded regardless of financial need. But historically, it has required the veteran to be a resident of Texas at enlistment. That wasn’t the case for Keith Harris. He enlisted […]
Posted on · Tuition, room and board, supplies â the cost of attending college adds up quickly. In a recent survey, The College Board placed the average cost of attending a public in-state university this past academic year at a little over $18,000. The cost of attending a private college averaged nearly $41,000. A lot of families canât […]
Posted on · Tuition, room and board, supplies – the cost of attending college adds up quickly. In a recent survey, The College Board placed the average cost of attending a public in-state university this past academic year at a little over $18,000. The cost of attending a private college averaged nearly $41,000. A lot of families can't […]