Connecticut should make community colleges tuition-free
Hartford Courant
At a forum Monday where Democratic and Republican state leaders agreed that keeping young people in Connecticut is vital, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz suggested making community colleges free.
Pa. budget winner: Colleges and universities overall would see a funding bump
PennLive
Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing to launch an $8 million “Stay in PA” pilot program to provide one-time grants of up to $2,500 to students or graduates of Pennsylvania community colleges with a goal of getting them to stay in the commonwealth.
Undocumented Arizona students would get tuition break under GOP-sponsored bill
Arizona Republic
New legislation would direct Arizona’s public universities and community colleges to create a new tuition rate for all students who graduate from Arizona high schools.
Bachelor’s degrees at community colleges up for debate in Wyoming legislature
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
The state House Education Committee heard a bill taking a more conservative approach to community colleges offering bachelor’s degrees.