A project announced Wednesday aims to reinvent math education at community colleges. It would allow students to earn college-level credit for math courses more quickly.
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Coverage of universities, colleges, student issues, and education policy shaping Texas’ campuses, from The Texas Tribune.
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University of Texas Law School Selects New Dean
Ward Farnsworth, an associate dean at Boston University School of Law, will take over as dean of the University of Texas School of Law on June 1.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aguilar on the House District 77 primary, Batheja on the HD-101 and SD-9 primaries, Galbraith on the GOP candidates for two Railroad Commission slots, Grissom on the latest in the Kerry Max Cook case, Hamilton on Texas A&M’s new accountability website, Murphy and M. Smith on how much superintendents make, Ramsey interviews a would-be Democratic Party chair, Root on that nice Ted Nugent, M. Smith on the resignation of the state’s education commissioner and Tan on the continuing court fight over Planned Parenthood: The best of our best content from April 30 to May 4, 2012.
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Tuition to Rise for Most Students in A&M System
Students in the Texas A&M University System will pay more — except those at the system’s flagship — after the regents approved tuition increases today. The tuition hikes come on the heels of legislative budget cuts.
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UT Regents Back Some Tuition Hikes, Commit to New Med Schools
Tuition will go up next year for most students in the University of Texas System, after a Board of Regents vote today. Regents also committed to developing medical schools in Austin and South Texas.
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Video: GenTX Targets College-Going Culture
Three key participants in “Generation Texas,” an effort to improve the state’s college-going culture, discuss the $3 million campaign — and their hopes for higher education attainment statewide.
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Texas A&M University Unveils New Accountability Website
This week, Texas A&M University is making significant amounts of data easily available to the public on a new “accountability” website, allowing people to dig into issues such as graduation rates, research expenditures and more.
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UT-Permian Basin to Offer a New Kind of $10,000 Degree
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has announced the creation of a $10,000 bachelor’s degree program. Highly qualified students with a strong interest in science can apply this fall.
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As UT, A&M Regents Meet, Perry Eyes Tuition
Regents from both the University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems are meeting this week, and most observers will be watching for their votes on tuition increases.
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Highly Anticipated Boxing Match at UTEP May Be Back On
A decision to cancel a boxing match at the University of Texas at El Paso between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. of Mexico and Andy Lee of Ireland has been reversed.