By Paul Fain. Only 40 percent of college seniors say their experience in college has been very helpful in preparing them for a career, according to the results of a survey by McGraw-Hill Education. Read more...
26 juin 2016
26 juin 2016
Controversial Accreditor Freezes Membership
By Paul Fain. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools today will announce a temporary halt in accepting new applications for colleges seeking to become accredited, as well as several other changes, including requirements seeking to ensure more accuracy in self-reported data from member colleges. Read more...
26 juin 2016
Report on Federal Aid and Affordability
By Paul Fain. A new report from the Center for American Progress looks at how federal health care and housing benefits address affordability and how those programs could help inform a rethinking of federal financial aid in higher education. Read more...
26 juin 2016
Critique of Performance-Based Funding
By Paul Fain. The Century Foundation on Wednesday published a report that is critical of state policies that link funding of public colleges with measures of their performance, such as graduation rates and degree production numbers. Read more...
26 juin 2016
Enrollments Slide, Particularly for Older Students
By Paul Fain. This spring 18.3 million students enrolled in college, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a decline of 1.3 percent compared to last spring. Read more...
26 juin 2016
Moody's: Funding Cuts in Kansas Threaten Universities
By Paul Fain. Moody's, the credit ratings agency, this week said it changed its financial outlook to negative for three of the seven public universities in Kansas. Read more...
26 juin 2016
For-Profit College Association Changes Name
By Paul Fain. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) has changed its name to Career Education Colleges and Universities. Read more...
26 juin 2016
College Selection Tool With Wage Data
By Paul Fain. A new web tool will provide information about the expected return on investment for degrees and certificates earned at public institutions in Colorado. The Colorado version of the site, dubbed Launch My Career, went live on Thursday. Read more...
26 juin 2016
Logging Off, Dropping Out
By Paul Fain. Hard data on which students are failing to use learning management software can help colleges intervene to boost retention rates. Read more...
26 juin 2016
Wiping Out Debt
By Paul Fain. Education Department unveils draft regulations for borrowers seeking federal debt forgiveness, which include an end to mandatory arbitration agreements and requirements for some for-profits to be on the hook to pay for debt relief. Read more...
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