21.   Following the example of their private counterparts, public colleges and universities are increasingly turning to corporations, foundations and individual donors for help.

22.   For example, one new rule will allow thousands of resident aliens to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.

23.   He attended public colleges.

24.   He said boosts in tuition at four-year public colleges match cuts in state funding dollar-for-dollar.

25.   He pointed to his record on education as Texas governor, saying he expanded opportunities for top high school students to attend public college.

26.   Higher education officials in Massachusetts hope to address this by developing a statewide agreement on skills needed for entry into public colleges.

27.   If accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court, this could impose significant changes in admissions, at least in public colleges and universities.

28.   In a second order, Judge Stuart Pollak extended the restraining order to cover the barring of illegal immigrants from attending public colleges and universities.

29.   In addition, Marchese said, the best public colleges and universities in the country have been relatively free of these kinds of dictates from a central state board.

30.   In Georgia and Colorado and other states, public colleges and universities are facing sizeable cuts in everything from student aid to staff to new buildings.