The Chicago Tribune reports Killeen will make the recommendation in an effort to arrest an exodus of Illinois high school graduates to colleges in other states. More...
Today’s college students aren’t who you think
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Republicans on Capitol Hill are advocating a fundamental rethink of higher education, pushing for more vocational programs and shorter pathways to credentials. More...
Challenges, and more distractions, lie ahead for colleges
Here are seven things higher ed search leaders and administrators believe campus administrators must do in the coming year to get the job done. More...
WC taking steps toward goal of increasing graduates
Weatherford College is taking multiple steps and planning solutions to meet a state goal of increasing the number of college graduates by 2030. More...
Helping students create a personalized plan to graduation
The path to earning a college degree isn’t always an easy one, and for students that make it to campus, there can be even greater challenges to staying the course and realizing their graduation goals. More...
Oakton partners with LSG Sky Chefs for skills training
Oakton Community College’s Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development has recently partnered with the Des Plaines location of LSG Sky Chefs to provide training in basic electronics, blueprint reading and English as a second language (ESL) for its employees. More...
From student hunger to student debt, Cuomo's plans for education in '18
Indeed, the governor — in both his annual State of the State speech and a policy book released later in the day — sounded warnings about the importance of lifting the neediest New Yorkers out of poverty through comprehensive education programs that address academics while also battling hunger, improving mental health and providing after-school care. More...
Studying tech for safer schools
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, located in Prescott, received a $769,890 grant from the National Institute of Justice to test various technologies to keep an intruder from entering a school. More...
Modern apprenticeships offer path to career — and college
At least in word — if not always in deed — school districts across the United States have shifted from preparing students for college or careers, to preparing students for college and careers. More...
To regain support for colleges, trustees need to step up
As with all developments that seem to arise out of nowhere, the seeds of the national disenchantment with higher education were planted long ago. More...