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U Penn's Grad School of Ed helps develop westernized Kazakhstan program
The university has been involved with Kazakhstan since 2010, when Nazarbayev University was established to develop more Western-style training.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Achieve finds troubling variation in reporting of enrollment, remediation, persistence
The education reform organization has found significant limitations to its study of college and career readiness metrics due to wide state reporting variation..
By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Paper: Pay, benefit increases significant for unionized faculty
A study focusing on professors at regional public universities finds a nearly 25% jump in pay and benefits for those on campuses with faculty unions.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
U of California announces jump in admissions offers to in-staters
Following criticism, the UC system announced 15% more Californians were offered admission this year than last year, and nearly one-third are Latino.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Study highlights negative consequences of performance-based funding
While the data is limited and further study is necessary, a new paper describes how public colleges may be enrolling fewer low-income students to game state funding formulas.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 5, 2016 -
Higher education risk impacts low-income students most
Though new data shows the benefit is less significant for the poorest students, there is a way to reduce the investment risk and increase social mobility.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016 -
Demand for terrorism studies experts outpaces supply
Institutions have struggled to fill programs in the field, which post-9/11 students seem to clamor for, with qualified experts.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016 -
Florida institutions have to get creative with developmental ed
A legislative ban on requiring high school graduates to take placement tests before enrolling in college-level courses has left schools to experiment with best practices.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016 -
UMassOnline joins the ranks of alternative credentialers
The university's online arm has added a non-credit badge program in project risk management, offering students a credential outside of a degree.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016 -
Is virtual reality poised to transform higher ed?
The Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland is at the forefront of visual communication and learning in the medium.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 4, 2016 -
ELL innovation and for-profit stigma: The week's most-read education news
Get caught up on the latest news around coding in kindergarten and more here!
By Roger Riddell • April 1, 2016 -
College rankings seen as key element in higher ed's commodification
In the finale of an Atlantic series on elite college admissions, Alia Wong outlines the history of rankings and their pernicious impact on higher ed.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Deep Dive
UW-Extension dean: Flexibility critical in serving nontraditional learners
Competency-based education and culture are critical in David Schejbal's work to meet older students' needs.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
CTE investment reflected in new grants
Organizations in California and the Great Lakes region are set to benefit from millions in grant money.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Purdue adds competency-based transdisciplinary tech degree
The university's first competency-based degree will come from its Polytechnic Institute, offering students a bachelor’s in transdisciplinary studies in technology.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Alternative program designers must think outside the box
New modes of thinking are required, rather than the simple creation of additional offerings within a system designed for traditional higher ed.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Federal lawsuit targets Ed Dept over debt collection
The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Consumer Law Center are suing the department for access to debt collection policies and oversight info.
By Tara García Mathewson • April 1, 2016 -
Small colleges struggle to withstand financial challenges
Staying open is a growing struggle for small institutions with limited endowments in regions that have experienced declines in the college-going population.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Pennsylvania university to replace flat tuition with per-credit rate
Indiana University of Pennsylvania expects the change to increase tuition revenue and make the system more fair.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Accessibility should factor into each stage of course development
Schools can create accessible new courses if they keep best practices in mind during every stage of the process, from R&D to design and implementation.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Stackable degrees gaining prominence as entry points to grad school
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's new data science master’s program with Coursera gives students the option of a full degree or stackable credits.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Audit prompts controversy over U of California admissions
An audit commissioned by the state legislature found the system was not holding out-of-state students to higher standards than in-staters.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 31, 2016 -
Fixing remediation at scale with corequisite courses
Colorado's Pikes Peak Community College is among those seeing immediate, striking progress in the portion of remedial students advancing to intro courses.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016 -
Is higher ed too preoccupied with the present to plan for the future?
A new book, 'Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education,' says leaders need to take a step back to best prepare for disruption in the space.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016 -
Some vocational certificates lead to minimal wage benefits
While the number of certificates awarded for less than a year of vocational study has grown rapidly since 2000, the benefit of such short-term programs seems to be limited.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 30, 2016
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