By Carl Straumsheim. Study shows faculty members remain skeptical of digital course materials and generally unfamiliar with open educational resources. Read more...
By Scott Jaschik. Historian discusses his new book on how courts in the United States have treated cases involving access to higher education. Read more...
By Ashley A. Smith. Colleges are working to improve remedial education -- and have found success in doing so -- but have yet to introduce promising reforms at a large scale, finds new report. Read more...
By Paul Fain. Interest builds for microgrants aimed at students with money problems -- sometimes awards as small as $300 -- which can have a big impact in promoting graduation. Read more...
By Paul Fain. Colleges are feeling heat to prove that their students are learning. As a result, a growing number of colleges are measuring intended “learning outcomes” as well as issuing grades. But fewer are using standardized tests than was the case a few years ago. Read more...
By Ashley A. Smith. City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Cheryl Hyman, who is widely heralded for leading graduation-rate improvements, faces faculty unrest over new tuition rates and program consolidations. Read more...
By Carl Straumsheim. Study suggests acceptance of online education still lags among high school students. Read more...
By Josh Logue. For many, 8 a.m. classes are a slog. At Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., they can be a slog in 10-degree weather. For now. Read more...
By Michael Stratford. Draft plan provides a first look at the Education Department’s new debt relief process for federal student loans. Read more...
By Michael Stratford. Lawmakers are again raising questions about wealthy universities' endowments -- and tossing around ideas to crack down on them. Read more...
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