A class-action lawsuit filed against ITT Educational Services last month accuses the company of issuing "materially false and misleading" quarterly reports that defrauded investors.
Washington legislators have taken the first step toward creating a voucher system in higher education with new rules that let state-funded enrollments go to private colleges.
The College Board's annual report on tuition trends over the last 10 years was enough to give the parents of a future college student palpitations. What could be more upsetting than learning that tuition has nearly doubled in the past decade at four-year public institutions, and risen 42 percent at private colleges and universities?
While the 17 public universities and university colleges are rather autonomous and self-sufficient, never short of student enrolment and comfortably funded by the Government, the private sector feels somewhat like a stepchild in need of more attention.
Private colleges in Washington State would be allowed, for the first time, to receive state aid for students enrolling in high-demand programs, under a controversial budget provision that state...
Harvard University plans to create a center to study human embryonic stem cells, raising millions of dollars privately to avoid strict federal regulations on such research. Details of the proposed...