By Nico Savidge. New case studies from Pearson aim to demonstrate a measurable impact that educators teaching with MyLab & Mastering could have on learner outcomes. More...

By Nico Savidge. Borrowers paying back their student loans would get a bigger break on their taxes and more students at Wisconsin’s technical colleges could receive need-based aid under bills Gov. Scott Walker unveiled that are aimed at making higher education in the state more affordable. More...

By Matt Lawson. First offered in 2011 at Stanford, modern MOOCs were primarily computer science courses made open to anyone with an internet connection. It didn’t take long for the concept to catch on, and soon MOOCs were more pervasive and being touted as the future for higher education. More...

By Meris Stansbury. Though Twitter is always good for a quick one-sentence thought-and-reply, it’s still blogs that evoke not only the most thoughtful opinion summations from its authors, but also attract a community committed to engaging in meaningful dialogue: two characteristics that lend well to higher education. More...

By Ronald Bethke. U.S. News & World Report released their 2016 Best Online Programs today, which ranks what they say is the academic quality of more than 1,200 U.S.-based distance degree programs. More...

By Mary Mogan Edwards. Colleges and universities will have a richer 2016, thanks to the omnibus spending bill Congress passed in December. Along with more Pell grant money for the neediest students, the law increases funding for research in health, energy and agriculture. More...

Vireo Labs, a Savannah-based startup, is partnering with Maryland-based Westat, which will work to gather critical higher education data that will help power Vireo’s next-generation vocational assessment. More...

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has launched AGB Institutional Strategies, a new consulting service that focuses on the operational and financial challenges of colleges and universities. More...

Western Oregon University (WOU) IT staff knew they needed to improve storage capacity, speed and downtime issues, due largely in part to the demand for professor and student access to e-learning platform Moodle. More...

College and university finances have largely rebounded from the 2008 recession, but students still shoulder the bulk of education-related costs at most postsecondary institutions through tuition, according to a new report by the Delta Cost Project at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). More...