Early decision college process faces DOJ scrutinyBy Amy ScottApril 16, 2018Screenshot by Donna Tam/MarketplaceEarly admission can give students an edge and colleges some welcome certainty.POSTED IN: early decision college admissions antitrust Education ListenreadDownloadDownload
DACA students are not yet living the dreamBy Reema KhraisMarch 23, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe $1.3 trillion spending bill doesn't include a permanent solution for people brought into the country illegally when they were children. POSTED IN: Immigration DACA Deferred Action college Jobs future spending bill ListenreadDownloadDownload
Student loan debt is changing - what's your experience? By Marketplace Weekend StaffFebruary 23, 2018Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesStudents with large loan balances aren't defaulting, but they're not reducing their debt either. POSTED IN: Education student loan student loan debt college university for-profit colleges ListenreadDownloadDownload
Texas legislature taking on college costsBy Renata SagoFebruary 21, 2018Legislatures across the country are trying to contain tuition hikes.POSTED IN: Education Tuition college tuition college higher education texas ListenreadDownloadDownload
College credit in high school is all the rage, but what's the payoff?By Peter Balonon-RosenJanuary 20, 2018Peter Balonon-Rosen/MarketplaceToday there are almost four times as many students taking college courses under the age of 18 compared to 20 years ago.POSTED IN: dual enrollment college high school Education ListenreadDownloadDownload
The costs and benefits of a winning college football teamBy Greg EchlinJanuary 15, 2018POSTED IN: Economy kansas state college football higher education Education football local economies ListenreadDownloadDownload
Athletic departments scramble as donors lose tax deduction for ticket rights By Andy UhlerJanuary 01, 2018Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesDonations made in exchange for university sports season tickets will no longer be 80 percent tax deductible in 2018, which has some schools worried that donations could drop. POSTED IN: life football Sports tax overhaul college football Crimson Tide ListenreadDownloadDownload
It's not the holidays without 40 college football bowl gamesBy Andy UhlerDecember 29, 2017Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesRight?POSTED IN: Economy football Sports Entertainment bowl games college football espn Rose Bowl Cotton Bowl orange bowl ListenreadDownloadDownload
Taxes shape our behavior. Here's what to look for in the new billBy Kai Ryssdal and Sabri Ben-AchourDecember 21, 2017BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Republican tax bill moves away from using the tax code as social engineering, though some behaviors are still incentivized. POSTED IN: Economy gop tax bill tax reform Taxes social engineering 529 college savings plan Earned Income Tax Credit home mortgage interest deduction ListenreadDownloadDownload
