Policy & Legal: Page 113
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Illinois college presidents facing compensation-limiting legislation
Recent scandals at two colleges have prompted a flood of bills attempting to limit executive compensation and perks at public institutions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Support for accreditors follows latest criticism from WSJ
An editorial arguing accreditation bodies operate like a cartel prompted a wave of support and a call for a halt to name-calling.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
NACAC to ban questions about where students most want to go
The National Association for College Admission Counseling approved new ethical guidelines that will prevent members from asking students to rank prospective institutions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
Inspector General audit prompts additional concern over CBE's future
The office has again shown concern over the level of student-teacher interaction in competency-based education programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015 -
College Scorecard lacks a 'value-added' measure
The Obama administration’s scorecard highlights schools with high-paid graduates, but critics say it doesn’t separate correlation from causation.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
Resource barrier presents security hurdle for community colleges
Two-year schools attempt to serve students before and after tragedy on significantly smaller budgets than their four-year peers.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2015 -
Duncan, higher ed's purpose, and school health: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the latest higher ed data from NCES and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2015 -
Perkins Loan Program dies as Alexander blocks funding bill
An extension to the program passed in the House, but Alexander blocked its advance out of the Senate’s education committee.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 2, 2015 -
U of Iowa expands in-state recruitment, to the dismay of its competitors
The recruitment push follows a mandate from regents that criticized the university’s resident to non-resident ratio, threatening to pull funding.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Court: Colleges don’t owe student-athletes beyond cost of attendance
The panel upheld a previous federal ruling that chided the NCAA's efforts to preserve amateurism and declared it is 'not above antitrust laws.'
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2015 -
New York latest state to consider free community college
Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed he is in talks with the White House about the affordability of a statewide program.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2015 -
Wisconsin HOPE Lab highlights states' per-student higher ed funding disparities
The state's two-year colleges get just $3,211 per full-time-equivalent student, while the its flagship institution gets $12,410 under the same measure.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2015 -
Daemen College president calls for more equitable higher ed reform
Gary A. Olson argues the major reform proposals offered by presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders need to better address the role of private colleges.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2015 -
U of New Haven president: Keep higher ed's property tax exemption
As Connecticut considers reversing a centuries-old property tax exemption for higher ed, schools fight to prove the benefits of such arrangements.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Education Trust report shows gaps in Pell Grant recipients' outcomes
About one-third of institutions have 9% gaps in graduation rates for Pell and non-Pell students, with the national gap around 14%.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 25, 2015 -
Teach For America CEO talks school quality, reform at Harvard
Elisa Villanueva Beard said some schools’ current struggles are 'a design question,' where they don’t meet students’ needs.
By Kate Schimel • Sept. 24, 2015 -
College Scorecard repayment rate data goes further than defaults
Data shows more than a third of student borrowers don't pay anything toward the principal balance in their first three years out of school.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 24, 2015 -
Ed Dept to release CBE Experiment Reference Guide
The guide for competency-based education experiments was initially expected earlier this summer.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 23, 2015 -
Questions over divestment's financial consequences continue
A study funded by oil industry advocates finds endowments are bound to take a hit, though other research indicates a potential financial boost.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015 -
AAU campus sexual assault survey finds high rates of violence
Like other surveys, a broad definition of sexual violence that includes forced kissing and groping, revealed one in five college students are affected and few report.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Ed Dept announces $60M in First in the World grants
More than 300 applicants competed for the grants, which finance the implementation and evaluation of programs and test interventions.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Andrew Marcinek is the Ed Dept's first OER advisor
Marcinek will help expand open educational resource access to K-12 and higher ed institutions by coaching schools about the public domain.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 22, 2015 -
Deep Dive
4 ways colleges can better serve low-income high-achievers
A panel of four influential higher ed presidents convened at the New York Times Schools For Tomorrow Conference to talk strategies for improvement.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 21, 2015 -
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Professor argues for more ethical approach to grad school
Fordham University's Leonard Cassuto says graduate schools must do a better job of giving Ph.D. candidates more realistic expectations for future work.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015 -
'Knowledge Management & E-Learning' showcases higher ed smart city partnerships
The special issue of the journal offers nine cases of partnerships in the United States and other countries, including Russia, India, Italy, and Pakistan.
By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 21, 2015
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