By Stefanie Botelho. Technical education advocates are encouraging Congress to better align programs and efforts under both job training and education laws to help employers find the skilled workers they need. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Cengage Learning and Microsoft today announced the integration of Microsoft Office into Cengage Learning’s flagship MindTap platform. Beginning with business statistics and computing—courses that prepare students for jobs that rely heavily on the use of business software—this relationship is the first-of-its-kind to provide students with live access to Office directly within their learning platform. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The total cost of attending college in the United States has risen dramatically in recent decades — faster than inflation and faster than wage growth.Government investments in public higher education can lower tuition expenses for college students, but many governments actually cut their education funding significantly when the recession hit. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Central Wisconsin employers are demanding so many more computer specialists that two regional technical colleges are investing $1.5 million to expand training for information technology professionals. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has expanded its historical newspaper collections with the launch of several new archives. Now available are The Telegraph Historical Archive, 1855-2000, a 145-year archive of Britain’s best-selling quality newspaper; China from Empire to Republic: Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals, a collection of English-language periodicals published in or about China from 1817-1949; and British Library Newspapers, Part V: 1746-1950, which adds newspapers from the northern part of the United Kingdom to Gale’s comprehensive digital collection of British newspapers. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. A Rockhurst University employee is suing the school after private information belonging to herself and another 1,200 of the school's employees was provided to criminals by one of her colleagues who fell prey to CEO fraud-type spear phishing last month. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Facing budget constraints and demand for greater accountability in higher education, states are tying public college and university funding to the schools’ ability to retain and graduate students. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. In 2010, Congress enacted two major expansions to the social safety net. First, it passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as the ACA. This bill brought sweeping changes to the American system of health care. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Senate Bill 873, also known as the Access to Affordable College Education Act, is meant to make public higher education more affordable, according to bill sponsors. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The advertisements were tailored for Chinese college students far from home, struggling with the English language and an unfamiliar culture. More...
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