Education

Texas universities propose two-year tuition freeze in exchange for nearly $1 billion in additional state funding

Posted on · The leaders of the state’s six biggest university systems are seeking the money to fund instruction, university operations and employee health insurance and to cover a free tuition program for veterans and their children.

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Skip Your Freshman Year? Why Some Texas State Colleges Are Giving it a Try

Posted on · What if there was a way for incoming college students to pass tests for college credit to essentially bypass their Freshman year and save tuition? That’s the plan of Texas State University System (the system that oversees schools like Texas State University, Sam Houston State University, Lamar University and Sul Ross State University) where they’re […]