Want more jobs? Give high school students more exposure to training for a variety of careers; Why should elite universities get more taxpayer support than regional public colleges?; Senate Democrats seek answers about a Trump higher ed task force; Michigan State wants to cut down on harassment. So it’s banning a dorm-room staple: whiteboards.; A case for coordinating education tax benefits; An Iowa Republican wants universities to ask prospective professors: How would you vote?; Harvard law clinic sues DOJ over for-profit college case files; ‘My family still could not afford to pay’: Despite generous financial aid, a top student struggles to get by;   A higher education news blog   Want more jobs? Give high school students more exposure to training for a variety of careers President Trump should keep in mind the value of vocational higher education By Jeffrey J. Selingo  •  Read more » Why should elite universities get more taxpayer support than regional public colleges? Rich schools get big tax breaks through their endowments. But their record on social mobility is thin. By Mark Schneider and Jorge Klor de Alva  •  Read more »   Senate Democrats seek answers about a Trump higher ed task force Lawmakers curious about a panel that Jerry Falwell Jr. says he will lead. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   Michigan State wants to cut down on harassment. So it’s banning a dorm-room staple: whiteboards. Starting next fall, Michigan State University will no longer allow students to hang whiteboards outside their dorm-room doors. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘We are sickened by this': Old Dominion investigates video promoting lynching and ‘white power’ A racist video circulating on social media shows a woman wearing a university T-shirt rapping about killing black people. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   A case for coordinating education tax benefits There is no clear picture of the impact of tax benefits on budgets or higher education, according to Pew Charitable Trusts. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   An Iowa Republican wants universities to ask prospective professors: How would you vote? A Democrat in the state senate called Sen. Mark Chelgren's proposed legislation “one of the worst ideas I've heard in 15 years here.” By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more »   Harvard law clinic sues DOJ over for-profit college case files The Project on Predatory Student Lending at Harvard Law School is suing the Justice Department for withholding documents that could help for-profit college students get their federal education loans canceled. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more »   ‘My family still could not afford to pay’: Despite generous financial aid, a top student struggles to get by A college student writes about the continual anxiety of finding money to help pay for his education. By Zach Wood  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   News as it breaks Get immediate email when major national or political news breaks. You can also sign up for email alerts on: World News, Economy/Business, Technology, Health/Science/Environment, Entertainment or Sports at washingtonpost.com/newsletters. Sign Up »         Share Grade Point:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Grade Point or because it is included in your subscription. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071