Committee adopts amendment and forwards bill to require refund‑deadline disclosure at registration Senate File 4297, amended, would require colleges to disclose the deadline for full tuition refunds at the point of registration and create an enforcement and complaint process through the Office of Higher Education. Higher‑education witnesses said most campuses already publish refund deadlines but raised implementation questions for private institutions and timing of catalogs.

Minnesota's Senate is pushing for a new bill that ensures students know their tuition refund deadlines right at registration—could this change the game for college finances?

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Coastal trustees hearings spotlight growth strategy, rising costs and graduation rates At a statewide trustees screening, nominees for Coastal Carolina's board defended expansion strategies that helped double enrollment while lawmakers pressed for details on a 60/40 out-of-state split, the university's $30,000 total cost of attendance and efforts to raise graduation and retention rates.

Coastal Carolina University trustees faced tough questions about rising costs and graduation rates, as they defended a strategy reliant on a 60% out-of-state enrollment.

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Kansas Board of Regents officials and KLRD analysts detail $2.3 billion in university fee expenditures and student‑fee concerns KLRD and the Board of Regents briefed the Senate Committee on Government Efficiency on tuition, restricted and general fee funds across the six state universities; presentations showed FY25 expenditures in fee funds and raised questions about fee uses, carryover balances and transparency.

Kansas universities are navigating a complex financial landscape with $2.3 billion in fee expenditures, raising critical questions about transparency and proper fund usage.

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7/8 Elementary schools gain flexibility to adjust hours while maintaining 300 minutes of daily classroom time to "meet local needs." Universities must reveal "ancillary fees" and provide detailed breakdowns of how tuition revenue is actually spent.

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Arizona universities face significant tuition revenue and budget alterations under new proposal Arizona State University and NEU see budget increases while University of Arizona faces cuts.

Arizona universities are navigating a dramatic budget shake-up, with ASU and NAU set for massive funding boosts while the University of Arizona faces cuts.

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