3 août 2018
3 août 2018
Debates Differ on Completion Incentives
By Ashley A. Smith. There is little disagreement that the more courses students take each semester, the more likely they are to graduate on time, but much debate has centered on how to encourage students in that direction. More...
3 août 2018
Counting Credentials
By Lindsay McKenzie. The Credential Registry is several months into its mission to document all U.S. credentials, but the finish line is further than ever. More...
3 août 2018
The Tribe Has Spoken: College 'Survivor' a Hit
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Administrators generally have little knowledge of the knockoffs of the popular reality TV show on campuses -- and could be open to liability if students were hurt. More...
3 août 2018
UVA Official Defends Trump Administration Hire
By Colleen Flaherty. In an op-ed in The Washington Post Friday, the head of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for the study of the American presidency doubled down on his decision to hire Marc Short, who was until this month President Trump’s legislative affairs director. More...
3 août 2018
Termination for Using TAs?
By Colleen Flaherty. St. John Fisher seeks to fire a longtime professor over his use of paid class managers, saying it doesn't qualify as teaching. The professor says more is at play, including discrimination on the basis of his Muslim background. More...
3 août 2018
Education Dept.'s Deregulation Push Gets Mixed Reviews
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Trump administration's proposal to overhaul rules for college accreditors is panned by consumer advocates. But online course providers and some who study higher ed say re-examination of accreditors is long overdue. More...
3 août 2018
DeVos to Announce New Push for Deregulation, Innovation
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Top Education Department official describes plan to "rethink" higher-education standards through new rule-making process, to be announced today, on accreditation, the credit hour standard, the faculty role online and more. More...
3 août 2018
Trump Signs Update to Career Training Law
By Andrew Kreighbaum. President Trump on Tuesday signed into law an update to the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which will give states more authority to determine their own goals for the $1.2 billion federal grant program. More...
3 août 2018
The Democratic Alternative
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The minority party offers its take on the Higher Education Act, including free community college, larger Pell Grants and tougher accountability -- including regulations targeting for-profit colleges. More...
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