Governance

Quality Higher Education Doesn’t Need to Cost So Much

As the U.S. continues to look for ways to increase the number of college graduates, the primary roadblock is the… More »

Credit Hour (Still) Rules

Despite conventional wisdom, Western Governors U. did not earn approval to award federal aid by directly assessing how much students… More »

MU [University of Missouri] leaders: Distance learning revenue can help offset state cuts

The Spring General Faculty Council meeting of about 40 faculty and staff April 18 in the Student Center discussed budget-saving… More »

CSAC Hearing: Is Accreditation Enough to Ensure Online Education Quality?

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As college students increasingly embrace online courses, measuring the effectiveness of distance… More »

Download the Report– Reclaiming the American Dream: Community Colleges and the Nation’s Future

A report by the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.American Association of Community CollegesDownload Report

US Department of Education Open Government Plan

In April of 2010, our Open Government Task Force assembled the Department’s first comprehensive Open Government Plan. Two years later,… More »

Privatization Without Angst

ORLANDO — “My own college behaves much more like a private college these days than a public.” Stephen M. Curtis,… More »

Student Loan Interest Rates Loom as Political Battle

President Obama begins an all-out push on Friday to get Congress to extend the low interest rate on federal student… More »

New Front in For-Profit Battle?

WASHINGTON — Two Senate Democrats have found a new way to try to hit for-profit colleges where it hurts, by… More »

Education Department Releases Action Plan To Improve Measures of Postsecondary Success

To provide more complete information on student persistence and completion, the Education Department released an action plan today that takes… More »