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Story on CO colleges submissions of tuition flexibility plans. Plans allow institutions to set tuition within certain parameters based on the level of public funding they receive

Story on how Promise Scholarships that provide free tuition to students who meet academic and other benchmarks are not having great success in higher education.

Describes the reality that too many college students -- especially at two-year institutions -- won't make it to graduation because of rising tuition costs and ineffective transfer policies. (National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, June 2011)

Recommendations from the Governor's Higher Education Funding Task Force include: increasing the number of residents graduating with bachelor's degrees, especially in STEM fields; providing the universities with flexibility to set tuition; expanding financial assistance to low- and middle- income students through private and public strategies; and holding public universities accountable for graduating more students. (Washington Governor's Higher Education Funding Task Force, January 2011)

Story on how student fees have increased significantly to cover facilities and other non-academic priorities.

Task force report recommends sweeping changes to how community colleges are run. Proposed changes include revamping or tweaking online education, K-12 partnerships, remedial education, tuition pricing, the funding formula and the colleges' governing system, among others.

Piece in St. Louis Dispatch story on college completion. Cites data in Missouri.

Report by the College Board on the issue of providing access to higher education for undocumented students

Brief from American Association of State Colleges and Universities on their assessment of the top 10 higher education issues for state policymakers in 2011