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As more college students have found themselves adrift and in debt following graduation, colleges have found themselves under increasing pressure to prove their value to stingy legislators and cost-conscious shoppers. Now one university is working with a major educational content company to shift some of that accountability from the institutions that enroll students in courses […]
June 5 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration’s rule barring for-profit colleges from paying recruiters bonuses tied to the number of students they sign up was upheld by a federal appeals court. San Francisco Chronicle Full Article
NEWS RELEASE For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Paul Hassen, APLU, 202-478-6073 Charles Lenth, SHEEO, 303-541-1601 Announcing the Formation of the Commission on Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education May 23, 2012 — Former U. S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and 20 other leaders have been invited to explore the regulation of postsecondary distance education on […]
As the U.S. continues to look for ways to increase the number of college graduates, the primary roadblock is the cost of college — tuition increases outpace the rate of inflation every year. In fact, for more than 20 years, the cost of higher education has grown at a faster rate than that of health […]
Despite conventional wisdom, Western Governors U. did not earn approval to award federal aid by directly assessing how much students learned. It ties student outcomes to the credit hour (though not to seat time). Inside Higher Ed Full Story
The Spring General Faculty Council meeting of about 40 faculty and staff April 18 in the Student Center discussed budget-saving measures, plans to increase enrollment and a new diversity initiative. Budget Director Tim Rooney said that in the future the MU operating budget will rely more on funds from student tuition, which has been increasing, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As college students increasingly embrace online courses, measuring the effectiveness of distance learning is becoming a critical necessity to protect students, taxpayers who subsidize higher education, and future employers looking for skilled graduates. But are the current gatekeepers of education quality, a complex system of institutionally funded […]
A report by the 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.American Association of Community CollegesDownload Report
In April of 2010, our Open Government Task Force assembled the Department’s first comprehensive Open Government Plan. Two years later, we’ve met many of our objectives and started new initiatives since the first 2010 release. This is our April 2012 update to our Open Government Plan.US Department of Education Press Release
ORLANDO — “My own college behaves much more like a private college these days than a public.” Stephen M. Curtis, president of the Community College of Philadelphia, told fellow community college leaders here Sunday that this statement was true of his institution and many others. And he’s not ashamed. When talking to elected officials, potential […]
