Senior figures fear creating colleges with remit to improve access could lead to accusations of ‘ghettoisation’. More...
17 janvier 2019
17 janvier 2019
Oxford and Cambridge must launch new colleges for disadvantaged young people
It’s high time for drastic action by the universities to set aside places for pupils from under-represented schools. More...
17 janvier 2019
Enseignement supérieur : 30 ans de réformes, toujours trop d’inégalités
Pourtant force est de constater que malgré les nombreuses réformes politiques, « les dispositifs successifs sont venus s’empiler, perdant peu à peu en efficacité » (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, 2015). Et selon l’OCDE et son enquête PISA (2012), la France est d’ailleurs le pays où le milieu social influence le plus les résultats scolaires. More...
7 janvier 2019
Perceivant adds new course to improve success of first-generation, low-income college students
Perceivant, an education technology company that replaces traditional textbooks with cost-effective, interactive and data-driven learning experiences, today announces the addition the reMIND course to its product catalog. More...
6 janvier 2019
Obsessing over Oxbridge is not the way to beat inequality
Beyond the dreaming spires, colleges and universities badly need investment – and closer ties to their local community. More...
6 janvier 2019
Should Colleges Consider Home Equity?
By Scott Jaschik. Stanford becomes latest institution to drop the value of family homes when calculating ability of a student to pay. More...
23 décembre 2018
Can we leave no one behind in a world so unequal?
To say that the world’s poorest people are simply being left behind can sound like an unbearably polite understatement at times, designed not to offend the rich and the powerful. More...
18 décembre 2018
Report says Ill. higher education is separate but unequal
Public college students in Illinois are being split into two separate and unequal tracks, according to new research released today. More...
16 décembre 2018
Smartphones for All Students: An Academic Equalizer in an Era of Income Inequality?
By Lindsay McKenzie. An academic prompts debate after commenting on low-income students’ need for smartphones and how lack of access to the devices can hurt college performance. More...
12 décembre 2018
Are All Experiential Learning Opportunities Created Equal?
Are All Experiential Learning Opportunities Created Equal?
Ailsa Bristow, Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, June 12, 2014
Co-op learning and work placement are good means of ensuring authentic learning experiences, but to be effective they must reach those students who would benefit most from them. This is what is not happening, reports the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. In general, university participation rates are lower among aboriginals, students with disabilities, and the poor. More...
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