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A new survey to be released later this year shows that political leaders and some pundits may have overstated the public’s dissatisfaction with attaining higher education degrees that aren’t in …

In almost every measurable category, college graduates are doing better than their non-degree attaining peers, the research found. What’s more, the study found the gap between those who have a degree and do not have a degree is wider than it has ever been in modern history.

In an attempt to help students who are struggling to afford college, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proposed offering the state’s high school graduates two free years of community college.

The Tennessee Promise proposal would be funded, under the governor’s proposal, from the state lottery.

JPMorgan announced this week it will give $1 million to schools to improve higher education courses for United States military veterans.

In a press release, Maureen Casey, the director of military and veterans affairs for JP Morgan, said the money is meant to help veterans make the transition from serving their country in a military capacity to the working world.

Part of the recent White House summit on making higher education more fundable was driven by the theory of “undermatching” – the idea that high-achieving low-income students should strive to gain entry into elite academic institutions rather than local community or public schools.

A new film from documentary filmmaker Andrew Rossi investigates whether higher education is really worth the effort and cost of attaining a degree.

The film, “The Ivory Tower,” is directed by Andrew Rossi, who is best-known for his documentary, “Page One: Inside the New York Times,” about the disruption of the newspaper business by the Internet.

With all the attention and focus on college education by both the government and private sector, college graduate rates have actually stalled, a new study has found.

About 56% of students who entered college as freshman in 2007 had earned a degree six years later, according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That rate is the same as it was in 2006.

A new study on the success rates of college students takes into account the attractiveness of the student. Those who were found to have above average looks ended up having a better chance of earning a four-year degree than those who were found to be less attractive.

The study s being published online this week in a book called “Physical Attractiveness and the Accumulation of Social and Human Capital in Adolescence and Young Adulthood,” co-authored by Rachel Gordon, a professor of sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

General Motors (GM) – as well as most major car companies – are offering a discount on car purchases for college students, allowing them to purchase vehicles for thousands of dollars less.

The offer is extended to college students, recent college graduates and current nursing school and graduate students, according to the GM website.

First Lady Michelle Obama will kick off a new program this week that aims to encourage more low income Americans to pursue a college degree.

Obama launched the program on Tuesday at Bell Multicultural High School in Washington, D.C.

“I’m here today because I want you to know that my story can be our story. The details might be a little different, but so many of the challenges and triumphs will be just the same,” Obama told students at the school, according to the New York Times.