The announcement earlier this month that a bachelor’s degree was available at Texas A&M University-San Antonio for less than $10,000 was met with understandable enthusiasm. But it may only be available for a very small group.
Reeve Hamilton
Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
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Energy
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 125
Reeve, Emily, Jay and Kate talk about a Texas hospital that won’t hire obese workers, Texas farmers watering crops that won’t grow, and the primary challenge for the Speaker of the Texas House.
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Higher Education
Sunset Report Faults Student Loan Program
In fiscal 2011, more than $32 million of funding set aside for a key college loan program created by the state — more than one-third of the program’s total funding — never reached Texas students.
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Candidate is an Issue in Democratic Primary Race
The Fort Bend County Democrats have made a rare primary endorsement in the CD-22 race, choosing K.P. George over Kesha Rogers, who has called for impeaching President Obama.
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TribCast
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 124
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben talk about a recent incident at a state senator’s office, the exciting and not-so-exciting 2012 races, and the state of ethics in Texas.
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Higher Education
Outcomes-Based Higher Ed Funding Plans Move Forward
A new funding model for public higher education in Texas is in the works. The latest proposal was revealed today at a committee meeting at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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Higher Education
Larry Faulkner and George Grainger: The TT Interview
The former University of Texas president and the Houston Endowment’s director of research and planning on why new measurements for educational success are necessary and the troubling education situation in Texas.
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Higher Education
Amid Fiscal Challenges, Rural Colleges Adjust
Rural community colleges play pivotal roles in their communities but face unique financial challenges that demand creative solutions to keep the doors open.
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Higher Education
Technical College System Working to Link State Funds to Student Jobs
Texas State Technical College and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board are developing a bold new outcomes-based funding model. But do they have the necessary data to make it work?
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Health care
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 123
Reeve, Emily, Julian and Jim talk about Texas’ role in the presidential primary, the future of the state’s Women’s Health Program, and the latest on Voter ID.
