Scholarships
Education
NHL, Thurgood Marshall Fund Launch HBCU Scholarship Initiative
The scholarship initiative, scheduled to launch in January 2013, will be open to any child who participates in the NHL's Hockey Is for Everyone program.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Court Upholds Limit on Merit-Based Scholarships for Ky. Athletes
A federal appeals court upheld a Kentucky rule last week that prevents private school student-athletes from receiving merit-based scholarships that cover more than 25 percent of the cost of their tuition, dismissing claims about the rule's unconstitutionality.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Multiyear Scholarships in Jeopardy for NCAA Athletes
More than 75 colleges and universities have signed onto a request asking the NCAA to override a recently approved proposal that would allow schools to offer multiyear scholarships to student-athletes, putting the fate of the new rule at risk.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Extra Scholarship Money for NCAA Athletes? Not So Fast...
Ninety-seven schools have signed a petition asking the NCAA to override a measure approved earlier this year, which allowed conferences to offer $2,000 of extra scholarship money to student-athletes.
Student Achievement
SEC Commissioner Proposes Reforming NCAA Scholarships, Academics
Commissioner Mike Slive proposed multiyear athletic scholarships, raising minimum initial eligibility requirements, and paying for student-athletes' living expenses.
College & Workforce Readiness
Tips for Summertime Scholarship Hunting
Summer is a smart time to start the scholarship hunt. Whether you are a high school senior looking ahead for funding as a college freshman or a returning college student hoping to find some additional support, there are plenty of organizations, foundations, and businesses out there giving money away for education—but they won't come to you.
Student Well-Being & Movement
State Laws Force Full Disclosure on Athletic Scholarships
Thanks to new legislation passed in California and Connecticut, student-athletes in those two states will have a much clearer sense of exactly what colleges are promising them in their athletic scholarships.
Education Funding
Opinion
Are Public-Service Subsidies Good for the Public?
Jennifer Steele, Richard Murnane, and John Willett examine new incentives for college graduates to choose jobs where they're most needed, like teaching in high-need schools.
Education
Honors & Award
Scholarship Provider of the Year
The National Scholarship Partnership Association honored The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation with the 2008 Scholarship Provider of the Year award.
School & District Management
Broad Foundation Doubles Awards Under Urban Education Prize
The award is given annually to a city school district that has made notable strides in improving achievement, especially in closing gaps among students of different racial and ethnic groups.
States
Michigan Governor Pushing Scholarship Expansion
Under the proposed plan, a portion of property-tax revenue would go to communities that already have committed substantial money to scholarships.
College & Workforce Readiness
Tennessee Scholarship Seen Tough to Keep
Study finds a majority of award recipients fail to make the grade.
Education Funding
Military-Family College Aid Inspired by School-Age Sisters
Two young sisters have inspired the establishment of a nonprofit organization that awards scholarships to the family members of U.S. soldiers stationed overseas.
Student Achievement
UNC Effort Aims at Minority Boys in Early Childhood
A professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Oscar A. Barbarin, has received a $6.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support his efforts to raise achievement levels among minority boys.