/tags/tuition Tuition en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:48:35 GMT /education/2025-06-26/unt-student-joins-lawsuit-over-dojs-effort-to-end-texas-dream-acts-in-state-tuition A University of North Texas student is among the plaintiffs in a motion filed in federal court asking a federal judge to intervene in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Texas over the state’s Dream Act. The 2001 Texas law granted in-state tuition to students without legal status. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:48:35 GMT /education/2025-06-26/unt-student-joins-lawsuit-over-dojs-effort-to-end-texas-dream-acts-in-state-tuition Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /education/2025-06-04/department-justice-sues-texas-tuition-immigrant-students-legal-status Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:41:21 GMT /education/2025-06-04/department-justice-sues-texas-tuition-immigrant-students-legal-status Bill Zeeble /education/2024-11-22/university-of-texas-mit-and-others-announce-free-tuition-for-some-undergraduates Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:33:37 GMT /education/2024-11-22/university-of-texas-mit-and-others-announce-free-tuition-for-some-undergraduates Rachel Treisman /texas-news/2024-11-14/gov-greg-abbott-wants-to-freeze-tuition-at-texas-colleges-and-universities-for-another-two-years The governor’s directive extends a tuition freeze for Texas’ public universities that was approved in the last legislative session. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:11:28 GMT /texas-news/2024-11-14/gov-greg-abbott-wants-to-freeze-tuition-at-texas-colleges-and-universities-for-another-two-years Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /education/2024-03-13/with-new-state-funds-in-hand-community-colleges-waive-tuition-for-some-high-school-students Community college leaders hope free tuition programs will help change the conversation about the affordability of higher education amid a growing skepticism over the value of a college degree. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:10:54 GMT /education/2024-03-13/with-new-state-funds-in-hand-community-colleges-waive-tuition-for-some-high-school-students Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2023-01-11/texas-universities-propose-two-year-tuition-freeze-in-exchange-for-nearly-1-billion-in-additional-state-funding The leaders of the state’s six biggest university systems are seeking the money to fund instruction, university operations and employee health insurance and to cover a free tuition program for veterans and their children. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:45:00 GMT /texas-news/2023-01-11/texas-universities-propose-two-year-tuition-freeze-in-exchange-for-nearly-1-billion-in-additional-state-funding Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /education/2022-08-29/how-can-the-u-s-help-bring-down-the-cost-of-college President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive some student loan debt came as a relief to many borrowers. But it was also marked by many for what the policy didn’t do. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:28:36 GMT /education/2022-08-29/how-can-the-u-s-help-bring-down-the-cost-of-college Michael Marks | Texas Standard /education/2022-08-19/child-care-costs-can-put-higher-education-out-of-reach-for-student-parents-in-texas In Texas, where the hourly minimum wage is $7.25, a student who has children would need to work as much as 64 hours per week to afford college and child care expenses, according to a new report. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:42:57 GMT /education/2022-08-19/child-care-costs-can-put-higher-education-out-of-reach-for-student-parents-in-texas Becky Fogel | The Texas Newsroom /education/2022-04-13/federal-judge-rules-unt-cant-charge-out-of-state-students-more-tuition-than-undocumented-students The lawsuit against the University of North Texas argues out-of-state American citizens shouldn’t pay more than undocumented Texans. A federal judge agreed. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:30:00 GMT /education/2022-04-13/federal-judge-rules-unt-cant-charge-out-of-state-students-more-tuition-than-undocumented-students Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /news/2019-11-14/ut-system-increases-tuition-2-6-for-all-campuses-for-2020-and-2021 The University of Texas System approved an across-the-board tuition hike of 2.6% for its eight academic campuses, amounting to a $290-a-year increase for… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 20:05:27 GMT /news/2019-11-14/ut-system-increases-tuition-2-6-for-all-campuses-for-2020-and-2021 Shannon Najmabadi | Texas Tribune