January 26, 2010
Mississippi
by Shelia Byrd/The Associated Press
JACKSON — Students will have to pay more this fall to get a college education in Mississippi.
The state College Board on Monday approved multiyear tuition increases at Mississippi’s eight public universities, saying the move is one of many measures in the face of budget cuts.
The tuition hikes range from 4.5 percent [...]
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November 19, 2009
Louisiana
By SARAH CHACKO Advocate Capitol News Bureau
The state is paying twice for the education of students who go into the juvenile justice system, state officials said Wednesday.
It’s a matter of money following students, said Barry Erwin, chairman of an advisory committee that brought the recommendation to the Commission on Streamlining Government.
Officials with the Office of Juvenile [...]
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