Posts Tagged ‘Management’

Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools

By almost every educational measure, the Agora Cyber Charter School is failing. Nearly 60 percent of its students are behind grade level in math. Nearly 50 percent trail in reading. A third do not graduate on time. And hundreds of children, from kindergartners to seniors, withdraw within months after they enroll. SOURCE: The New York […]

House Democrat Probes Executive Pay at For-Profit Colleges

Maryland Representative Seeks Salary Details at 13 Schools Reliant on Federal Student AidSOURCE: The Wall Street JournalRead the Full Article

Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Combination Clears Regulatory Review

Companies Prepare to Close Transaction in the First Quarter of 2012SOURCE: DatatelRead the Press Release

Accreditation – In the Fight of its Life? Parts 1, 2 and 3

In this three part article Mr. Michael Lambert Executive Director of Distance Education and Training Council shares his views on current issues facing higher education system of voluntary accreditation with the readers of Today’s Campus. Mr. Lambert has close to 4 decades of leadership experience in defining, maintaining and promoting standards of educational excellence. SOURCE: […]

Letters in Response to a Call for Comment on a National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity Draft Report Addressing Accreditation: From CHEA, CHEA and Accrediting Organizations and Higher Education Associations Including CHEA (pdf)

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Leveraging IT for Student Recruitment

CIO Michael Statmore explains how Post University ramped up its prospective student system with a little help from his eight-member central IT team and a cloud-based customer relationship management system.SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article

UT System Partners with MyEdu to Boost Student Success

AUSTIN – The University of Texas System today announced a partnership with MyEdu, the nation’s leading student academic platform for completing college, to help students across UT System institutions raise graduation rates and support career readiness goals.SOURCE: University of Texas SystemRead the Press Rlease

Ball State announces unprecedented tuition savings of nearly $6,000, including Completion Scholarship

Ball State University today announced that it will award a $500 Completion Scholarship to Hoosier students who are on track to earning their degrees within four years. SOURCE: Ball State UniversityRead the Press Release

Penetrating the Fog: Analytics in Learning and Education

Attempts to imagine the future of education often emphasize new technologies—ubiquitous computing devices, flexible classroom designs, and innovative visual displays. But the most dramatic factor shaping the future of higher education is something that we can’t actually touch or see: big data and analytics.EDUCAUSE ReviewRead the Full Article

New College Board Trends Reports Price of College Continues to Rise Nationally, with Dramatic Differences in Pricing Policies from State to State

Increases in federal tax credits, combined with growth in grant aid, help some students cover rising expensesSOURCE: The College Board Read the Full Article