Sarah Lawrence Gains Dubious Distinction

Amidst increasing economic anxiety, edging out George Washington University and New York University, Sarah Lawrence College finds itself atop the College Board's most expensive school. Students pay over $53,000/year for tuition, room and board at the small liberal arts college in Bronxville, NY. It should interest you where all of that money goes...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/education/01college.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin

Tuition Costs and Financial Aid Up

In a report released by the College Board on Wednesday, tuition costs rose slightly faster than the Consumer Price Index while students received more financial aid than ever. Lest you think that the financial aid numbers indicate students encumbering less debt, the average amount of student borrowing is also going up.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/education/30college.html?ref=education

Finding Higher Education at Lower Prices

As tuition for private colleges and universities sky rockets, many students are turning to high competitive state universities that deliver value for their dollar. Take SUNY Binghamton, for example, where the tuition (including room and board) is a mere $16,452. Kiplinger's ranks this SUNY school as its #1 school in terms of value. That translates into roughly a 50% increase in applications to the school, making it more competitive than ever.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/26towns.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin

Baylor Pays Students to Retake SAT

Late Tuesday night, the Faculty Senate of Baylor University in Waco, TX passed a motion criticizing the Admissions office initiative to pay incoming Freshman to retake the SATs in hopes of improving the incoming scores. If students raised their score by 50 points or more, they received $1,000 merit scholarship aid; for simply retaking the test, they received a $300 credit towards books.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/education/16baylor.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin

No Child Faltering Even Solid Schools

Many schools in California have been hitting their federally mandated target since 2002, but this year worked out a little differently: the schools were asked to increase the proficiency levels in each group by 11%. Across the nation, more schools are failing to meet No Child's testing standards this year than any previous years.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/education/13child.html?ref=education

Standardized Tests Study Draws Large Crowd at NACAC

It was standing room only at the annual conference of the National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC) for William R. Fitzsimmons presentation on the use of Standardized Testing in College Admissions. Mr. Fitzsimmons, the dean of admissions at Harvard, was commissioned by NACAC to lead this study of the SAT's and ACT's role in the college admissions process.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/29/education/29admissions.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=education

Panel Calls for Less Reliance on SAT

A commission comprised of some of college admissions officials from some of the most influential colleges and universities is recommending that admissions office put less focus on the SAT and ACT when considering applicants. The yearlong study headed by William R. Fitzsimmons, the dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard University, was convened by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/22/education/22admissions.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin