Higher Education

A popular (and generous) repayment plan ends, two new plans begin and many borrowers will see new loan limits.

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Angelo State University as the first school in Texas to join a national initiative to recruit more air traffic controllers. Texas Public Radio’s Kory Cook reports the agreement comes as the FAA works to address staffing shortages across the country. Excavators have a long history of damaging natural gas pipelines in Texas. KERA analysis has found that more than 4,800 pipeline strikes have been reported so far this year.

The governor said undergraduate tuition and fees should stay frozen after some public university systems weighed increases.

College students and professors are protesting with mock funerals across Texas, saying universities are dying from political interference. School officials say they’re responding to shifting needs.

Studies show that for every dollar spent on adult education, there’s a $60 return for the economy.

Students and faculty held a mock-funeral outside of the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents meeting on May 7 to protest recent action from system administration regarding the course content review process and systematic “phase out” of programs centered on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Experts worry graduate students will learn too late about university’s ban on research work related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

At Baylor, a Turning Point USA event and the All Are Neighbors gathering reveal deep divides over faith, politics and LGBTQ+ inclusion on campus.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was in Levelland yesterday, where he toured the Automotive Technology and Welding Facility on the South Plains College campus. Our Brad Burt reports on the Texas Jobs Council, an advisory committee launched by Abbott last month, intended to strengthen the state’s workforce.

Abbott toured the Automotive Technology and Welding Facility on the South Plains College campus in Levelland, a specialized center where students can earn technical certifications that the governor hopes will address a shortage of skilled labor in the state.