According to a new budget summary, the Trump administration wants to cut the Education Department's funding by 15%, while largely preserving the two most important federal funding streams to K12 schools.
Fewer students are stopping out of college and 42 states recently saw increases in re-enrollment over the year prior, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Washington's expanded summer Running Start program lets high schoolers take free community college courses for dual credit. Over 7,000 students enrolled last year, helping them fast-track degrees or prepare for technical careers.
President Donald Trump's push to eliminate TRIO and GEAR UP funding is forcing schools enrolling high proportions of low-income and marginalized students to quickly re-allocate resources.
College admissions experts say there are signs campuses will trend toward less diversity at the same time some universities are facing intensifying pressure from the Trump administration to eliminate diversity programs and remove international students.
The current boom in online programs may be the alternative revenue stream colleges need amid declining international enrollment, changes in endowment taxes, and cuts to federal and state funding.
