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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is boosting support for its student parents - with plans to increase access to childcare and lactation spaces, create student-parent support groups and a referral system for non-academic needs, and partner with the campus food pantry and clothing closet to add children's items. Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at NC A&T - Arwin Smallwood, Ph.D - said the $75,000 grant from Ascend at the Aspen Institute will ease the burden for individuals trying to complete their degree while raising family. "They may be...

As the Virginia General Assembly begins its new legislative session, one bill will be returning - with the goal of alleviating some student-debt burdens. It would prevent a college from withholding a student's transcripts if they still owe the school money. People need their transcripts to get financial aid, serve in the U.S. ...

An audit of community colleges in Oregon has implications for the state's legislative session, which started this week. The report from the Secretary of State's Audit Division in December pointed to the need for a greater role from the commission overseeing higher education. Ben Cannon, executive director of the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, said there have been some modest gains in completion or transfer numbers over the past decade. ...

The Legislative Post Audits Committee learned Sunday about the outdated way managed timberland is handled between the state tax department and forestry department. But that report led to questions from Senate President Craig Blair about how the state was handling carbon offset lands.

A new bill would require state employees to turn over information to auditors or face a misdemeanor charge of misconduct.