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Higher education agency prepares to cut 3% of spending as ordered by Texas leaders

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board mulled a course action at a meeting Wednesday, including asking the Legislature for money to offset the impact the cuts would have on...

Universities can use conservative-favored entrance exam as Texas eyes wider use, agency chief says

Texas may expand use of the Classical Learning Test despite a new report finding less evidence its scores predict college success than the SAT or ACT.

Universities can use conservative-favored entrance exam as Texas eyes wider use, agency chief says

Texas’ higher education commissioner signaled that the state could expand the use of the conservative-favored Classic Learning Test in public university admissions.

Universities can use conservative-favored entrance exam as Texas eyes wider use, agency chief says

A review, required by a law passed last year, did not put the CLT on equal footing with the SAT and ACT.

Texas education board looks into 3-year college degree options

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has begun working toward three-year bachelor’s degree options following a letter sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

State of Higher Education: The Importance of Partnershipstabp

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TGBIE Asks Private Colleges To Release Certificates Withheld Citing Fee Dues

TGBIE said it had received complaints that several private colleges were illegally withholding the certificates of students who had completed their intermediate education, citing o...

Texas public colleges can consider CLT in admissions, state official says

Institutions can immediately consider Classic Learning Test scores for certain applicants as the state higher education board looks to revise its policies. 

State Building Commission: Higher Education Subcommittee

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Governor Unveils Higher Education Renewal Journal

The Governor appreciated TGCHE chairman Prof. V. Balakista Reddy and his team for promoting research, academic scholarship and informed discourse through the journal.

Community colleges beat student outcome predictions. Now Texas can’t afford related incentives.

A formula designed to reward colleges for student success generated larger payouts than budgeted. Now, Texas’ higher education agency may limit how schools receive such funding.

Texas governor pushes for 3-year degree pathways

Greg Abbott directed the state’s higher education board to convene a working group to provide recommendations on accelerated programs by year’s end.

Kansas City Kansas Community College preparing for high-stakes accreditation review

Administrator tells trustees staff will likely compile more than 1,000 'pieces of evidence' in advance of February visit by Higher Learning Commission. The school came off two year...

Student success should mean more state money for universities, Texas agency suggests

The state’s higher education agency recommends Texas lawmakers revamp funding for public universities that rewards schools for student success.

Texas universities continue course reviews under controversial Senate Bill 37

Texas lawmakers and university leaders defended the early implementation of Senate Bill 37 on Tuesday, saying public universities are seeing record enrollment while continuing to r...

Texas senators call on higher education leaders to help students understand full cost of college

Texas senators say students should have a better understanding of what college will actually cost before they commit to a school.

New ‘One Higher Education Act’, launched in January, to replace UUCA, Zambry confirms

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — A more comprehensive national higher education legislative framework to replace the Universiti...

New Initiative Targets Transfer Credit Loss

New Initiative Targets Transfer Credit Loss Joshua.Bay Mon, 07/20/2026 - 03:00 AM Higher education accreditor SACSCOC’s new consortium aims to create com...

HEC to integrate Degree Verification System with PSEB workforce platform

The Importance of Partnerships: State of Higher Education Breakfast Forum

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Gov. Abbott awards $2M to expand free textbooks, course materials at Texas colleges

Nine Texas colleges and universities will receive more than $2 million in state grants to create and expand free educational resources, helping students save on textbook costs and...

Texas community colleges fall victim to own successes, ask lawmakers for more predictability

The state did not appropriate enough money in its budget to fully pay community colleges all the money they earned.