By Ashley A. Smith. A two-year college in Florida makes dramatic gains in developmental education course pass rates, even amid a state-mandated change to remedial education and the addition of performance funding. Read more...
24 avril 2016
24 avril 2016
Gaming the Formula
By Paul Fain. State performance funding formulas lead to small decline in Pell revenue per student, new study finds, suggesting public colleges may be gaming formulas by enrolling fewer low-income students. Read more...
24 avril 2016
New Takes on Chalkings and Writing 'Trump 2016'
By Scott Jaschik. Emory students draw images related to all the presidential candidates, seeking to promote free speech; Scripps student government leader sets off debate by condemning "Trump 2016" note written on student's whiteboard. Read more...
24 avril 2016
Princeton Keeps Wilson Name
By Scott Jaschik. University rejects student demands to drop name from public affairs school, but pledges to provide context on Wilson’s legacy of racism. U of Mississippi, meanwhile, debates the right context for a statue of a Confederate soldier. Read more...
24 avril 2016
Evidence of Remediation Success
By Ashley A. Smith. Two studies show successful pass rates from Tennessee's first full semester of putting all developmental students in college-level courses. Read more...
24 avril 2016
U of California Accused of Favoring Non-Californians
By Scott Jaschik. State auditor says system campuses cut admissions standards in ways that shifted slots to out-of-staters. University fires back with analysis that says budget cuts forced its hand. Read more...
24 avril 2016
Arkansas leading way on computer classes, Texas left in dust
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Texas was the first state to require that all high schools teach computer science, but Arkansas schools catapulted ahead in the past year after a mandate from the governor backed by millions in funding, said state and national advocates. More...
24 avril 2016
Data Privacy Legislation Scrutinized in NASBE Report
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The tangle of data privacy regulation for education is heating up as state and federal lawmakers increasingly consider laws intended to protect students. More...
24 avril 2016
The State of Education Video 2016
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Both inside and outside the classroom, video is as essential to students as email and Wi-Fi. Look for live streaming to increase in higher-ed, especially for popular events. Online video in education is the new normal. More...
24 avril 2016
Student interest, skills demands prompt game course additions at North Hills High
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. At North Hills High School, students are earning credits for playing video games. But first, they must create, design and program those games. More...
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