The publishing giant Elsevier has acquired the Social Science Research Network, an online open-access repository for research. Read more...
23 mai 2016
23 mai 2016
44 Colleges Join U.S. Experiment on Dual Enrollment
The U.S. Education Department on Monday announced that it had chosen 44 colleges for an experiment in which they will be able to give Pell Grants to high school students participating in dual enrollment programs. The announcement carries out the department's plan (another in a string of efforts to use its "experimental sites" authority) to allow as many as 10,000 high school students to use federal postsecondary student aid funds to take college-level courses, which is generally prohibited by federal law. Read more...
23 mai 2016
Link Between Wealth and Disability Accommodations
Colleges and universities are required under federal laws to offer accommodations to students who can demonstrate that a learning disability poses difficulties for their academic success. But as a new study notes, students must demonstrate that they have a disability, and this frequently involves paying for testing. Read more...
23 mai 2016
Toward Better National Data on Postsecondary Education
The Institute for Higher Education Policy is today releasing a series of papers that, taken together, are designed to point the way toward a more vibrant set of national data on student outcomes. Read more...
23 mai 2016
UMass Criticized Over Out-of-State Students
A report being issued today will criticize the University of Massachusetts System for admitting an increasing number of out-of-state students, The Boston Globe reported. The system has been growing enrollments, both from inside and outside Massachusetts. Read more...
23 mai 2016
SUNY and Its State Plan to Remake Teacher Education
Leaders of the State University of New York and the state's Education Department unveiled a plan Wednesday aimed at expanding and improving the training of teachers in New York. Read more...
23 mai 2016
Study Links Student Loan Debt and Postcollege Wealth
Those with student debt -- whether they graduated from or dropped out of college -- are less likely than their counterparts without debt to accumulate assets in the years after leaving college, according to a new study. Read more...
23 mai 2016
GAO on Barriers to College for Homeless and Foster Youth Students
The U.S. Department of Education and college financial aid offices need to remove barriers and give more guidance to homeless and foster youth to help them attend and succeed in college, says a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. This group of college students often struggles to pursue college, the GAO said, citing data showing they tend to have lower completion rates. Read more...
23 mai 2016
Apollo Eliminates Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University, announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students' enrollment agreements. Read more...
23 mai 2016
Kentucky Community Colleges Cut 500 Positions
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System cut more than 500 positions this week, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Read more...
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