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3 mars 2019

New Civil Rights Subcommittee in U.S. House

HomeBy Paul Fain. The Democratic majority on the U.S. House of Representatives' education and labor committee has created a new subcommittee on civil rights and human services, which also will include a focus on equal employment opportunities, nutrition programs and the Older Americans Act. More...

3 mars 2019

Call for Refresh of Career and Technical Education

HomeBy Paul Fain. Improving the quality and reach of career and technical education (CTE) must be a top priority for states and the nation's schools, according to a new report from Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit group of state and district education chiefs. More...

3 mars 2019

Subdegree Programs for Working-Class Adults

HomeBy Paul Fain. An emerging category of short-term postsecondary training programs, typically a few weeks to several months in duration, are aimed at working-class adults who lack college degrees and make less than $25,000 a year, according to a new report from the Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Entangled Solutions. More...

3 mars 2019

Slow and Steady for Competency-Based Education

HomeBy Paul Fain. While competency-based education is spreading gradually, interest and optimism about it remain high, and experts say careful growth is best. More...

3 mars 2019

Endowment Returns Slow; Survey Offers Peek at Spending

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Returns fell by a third in 2018 but were still positive, according to survey. Questions rise over how wealthy and poor institutions are spending diverging gains. Plus list of the largest endowments. More...

3 mars 2019

Cuts Spark Fears at Azusa Pacific

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Cuts and talk of ending multiyear contracts at evangelical Christian university raise worries some faculty members are going to be targeted based on ideology. More...

3 mars 2019

Strength in Smaller Numbers?

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Experts worry college closings hurt the overall ecosystem more than they help competitors. Past examples show enrollment boosts can be small after a nearby college shuts down, but some institutions can still strengthen themselves with savvy moves. More...

3 mars 2019

Alumni Try to Stomp on the Brakes

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Organizers want to fight for the future of Hampshire and Green Mountain Colleges. They've been in touch with those who prevented Sweet Briar from closing. More...

3 mars 2019

F&M Sticks to Admissions Policies Even as Budget Cuts Loom

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Liberal arts college has won praise for recruiting talented low-income students, but rising tuition discounting has cut into funding. More...

3 mars 2019

Art School Shakeout

HomeBy Rick SeltzerThe smallest art colleges are struggling in a fiercely competitive market. Why are they showing such signs of stress? And can larger liberal arts colleges learn from their successes and missteps. More...

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