By 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...
Call for Refresh of Career and Technical Education
By 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...
Subdegree Programs for Working-Class Adults
By 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...
Slow and Steady for Competency-Based Education
Endowment Returns Slow; Survey Offers Peek at Spending
By 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...
Cuts Spark Fears at Azusa Pacific
By 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...
Strength in Smaller Numbers?
By 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...
Alumni Try to Stomp on the Brakes
By 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...
F&M Sticks to Admissions Policies Even as Budget Cuts Loom
By Rick Seltzer. Liberal arts college has won praise for recruiting talented low-income students, but rising tuition discounting has cut into funding. More...
Art School Shakeout
By Rick Seltzer. The 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...