Why devoting 20 minutes to your university’s 280 characters isn’t asking too much. More...
Giving Creative Feedback – A Guide for Those Who Aren’t Creative
Evaluating creative can be a challenge, particularly for those of us who don’t consider ourselves “creative” in the artistic sense. More...
Les effectifs en ESPE en 2017-2018
En 2017-2018, le nombre d’étudiants dans les Ecoles Supérieures du Professorat et de l’Education se stabilise et est de 68 000 (-0,2 % par rapport à 2016). C’est en première année que les inscriptions sont moins nombreuses (-2,5 %) alors que la deuxième année reste sous l’effet des hausses marquées précédentes (+1,8 %). Les ESPE restent très féminisées, accueillent principalement des bacheliers généraux, plus souvent titulaires d’un bac littéraire que les autres étudiants des universités. Leur origine disciplinaire dépend fortement du master MEEF (Métiers de l’Enseignement, de l’Education et de la Formation) d’inscription et diffère beaucoup entre les étudiants des MEEF 1er degré et 2nd degré. Plus d’un étudiant fonctionnaire stagiaire (lauréat du concours) sur trois n’était pas inscrit à l’université l’année précédente. Plus...Enrollment Declines Steepest in Midwest and Northeast
By Paul Fain. Overall college enrollments continue to slide, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit that tracks 97 percent of students who attend degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive federal financial aid. More...
Western Governors' New Fund-Raising Arm for Scholarships
By Paul Fain. Western Governors University is a fully online, competency based institution that now enrolls about 100,000 students. The nonprofit on Thursday announced the creation of a new fund-raising arm. More...
Republicans Like Higher Ed
Report on Apprenticeships and Community Colleges
By Paul Fain. A new report from the American Enterprise Institute explores how community colleges could contribute to expanding apprenticeship opportunities, by playing a "role that would contribute to resolving the current mismatch between what postsecondary institutions produce and what employers need." More...
A Seat at the Table
New Approach to Apprenticeships
Proposed Federal Rule Making on 'Innovation' and Aid
By Paul Fain. The U.S. Department of Education plans to hold a negotiated rule-making session aimed at changing regulations for federal aid eligibility to try to "promote greater access for students to high-quality, innovative programs," according to a Wednesday posting from the Office of Management and Budget. More...