College Education

Bill Owens, Former Governor, Has Been Sponsoring Education For An Undocumented Immigrant

The Denver Post | Karen E. Crummy | Posted 11.23.2009 | Denver


A new book written by Helen Thorpe adds a footnote to the story of an Aurora honor student, brought to the U.S. illegally by his parents, who found hi...

Michelle Obama's Story is Mine. And Yours.

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living


Joanne Bamberger

I love Michelle's story because it's similar to mine. What I don't love is the ooh-ing and ah-ing of journalists as if Michelle's story is something new, because it's not.

Don't Foreclose On Our Future: Invest In Public Higher Education

Shirley Strum Kenny | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


Shirley Strum Kenny

Higher education is itself jeopardized by the recession, and its ability even to cope with the next few years is threatened.

Report: College May Become Unaffordable For Most Americans

New York Times | Tamar Lewin | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


The rising cost of college -- even before the recession -- threatens to put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to the annual ...

The Seventy Percent Solution

Marco Trbovich | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business


Marco Trbovich

70 percent of the US economy has been dependent on consumer purchasing to sustain economic growth. The portion of workers in the US who do not have a college education is also 70 percent.

Army of Youth Braves Rain to Work Obama Event

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home


Adrienne Birecree

Roanoke, Virginia - For what or whom would you stand in line in the rain for over two hours? Anything? In Roanoke, Virginia yesterday thousands from...

Higher Education Key To Improving Economy, Yet McCain Lacks Specifics On Help

Gregory S. Evans | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home


Gregory S. Evans

In a shrinking economy with a middle-class burdened by the extraordinarily high costs of college tuition in the United States, the best investment we can make for our long-term fiscal health is in increased access to higher education.