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FILTER RESULTS ►Knewton teams up with Macmillan to bring adaptive learning beyond K-12 and higher ed
Knewton, a New York-based adaptive learning startup, has partnered with education publisher Macmillan.
Knewton teams up with Macmillan to bring adaptive learning beyond K-12 and higher ed
Knewton, a New York-based adaptive learning startup, has partnered with education publisher Macmillan.
The $7,000 Computer Science Degree — and the Future of Higher Education
While a new report puts the average debt load of new college grads at a stomach-churning $35,200, the Georgia Institute of Technology is rolling out an alternative program experts say offers a beacon of hope for both students and employers:...Show More Summary
Brickbat: We Don't Need No Education
Berry College, a private liberal arts school in Georgia, has sued the Tennessee Higher Education Commission after the agency demanded money to allow it to advertise in the Volunteer State. Berry officials rented a billboard outside Nashville...Show More Summary
State Board Of Higher Education Wants Another Look At Tuition Increases
Last week the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education approved more tuition hikes for the state’s students, but now Board President Duaine Espegard wants a second look While I agree that the tuition hikes do need a second look – the state legislature increased total higher ed spending by 32% for the coming biennium [...]Show More Summary
Jon O'Brien: Exit Stage Left: Cardinal O'Malley's Fit Of Pique
Catholic teachings affirm the importance of religious pluralism. Prime Minister Kenny's presence at the Boston College graduation is just the sort of conversation-starter that Catholic higher education needs. At best, Cardinal O'Malley's exit from the proceedings only touched off more debate among Catholic school students who have been well-prepared for the challenge.
College: A Lesson in Inequality
Rather than bridge economic disparities between students, higher education seems to be widening them; although Google’s new customizable maps sound like a great idea, they filter out a lot of useful information; and although some would...Show More Summary
How to make the rate of return on higher education negative
They’re signing up as we speak for a two-year degree course in heavy metal music (believed to be the first of its kind), which begins in September in a college in Nottingham. …The degree organisers are loftily talking up the course by using terms such as “culture” and “context”. They point out that you can [...]
MediaWeek (V7, N21) Online College?, Society Publishing, Georgia Tech Online, Copyright Revision + More
Nathan Heller in The New Yorker: Is College moving Online? When people refer to “higher education” in this country, they are talking about two systems. One is élite. It’s made up of selective schools that people can apply to—schools like Harvard, and also like U.C. Show More Summary
Quote Of The Day: Michelle Obama Says African-American Students Aren’t Making Education A Priority – “They Just Aspire To Be Ballers And Rappers!”
Michelle Obama Speaks On Higher Education For African-American Students
First Lady Michelle Obama is giving her two cents on the lack of priority that young African-Americans place an higher education.
The FLOTUS recently addressed the graduating class of the Bowie
A shift in the MOOCmentum (part 5): Tressie McMillan Cottom on what MOOCs learned from for-profit colleges, and on challenging the framing of higher education as a market.
In my last post, I insisted that you read what Aaron Bady has to say about "The MOOC Moment and the End of Reform". Now, I'm going to insist that you engage with Tressie McMillan Cottom's compelling look at dueling narratives around higher education. One of them is the narrative of market forces, of individuals [...]
Why American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality
By Josh Freedman, The Atlantic We like to view higher education as the "great equalizer" that leads to social mobility. But selective colleges have long been accused of perpetuating class divides, rather than blurring them.
College Is Going Online, Whether We Like It Or Not
Skittish college professors won't stop the digital disruption of higher education.
Money Talking: Is College Worth It?
Should some college-bound students opt for a two-year degree at a technical school? Will an education give you a better life? Money Talking digs into the tough questions in the debate over the high cost of higher education and the mounting student debt that’s one of its byproducts. The central question: Is college worth it? T
Matthew Titone: Making Cents Out of a DREAM
I like to think that one day very soon every kid in New York who wants to go on to higher education has that opportunity no matter their financial means or immigration status.
Colorado Schools Sued By Custodians For Using English Instructions
There is an interesting lawsuit against an academic institution in Colorado. Spanish-speaking custodial workers at the Auraria Higher Education Center in Colorado are suing over the failure of the Center to give them instructions in Spanish — alleging that they have faced unsafe conditions over the use of English rather than Spanish. The case suggests […]
Colleges face enrollment shortfalls, offer discounts -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many leading colleges and universities face a shortfall in enrollment for fall classes and will offer price discounts as they compete for students in an ever expanding higher education market, according to Forbe...
Why American Colleges Are Becoming a Force for Inequality
Higher education, despite striving to help low-income students, is at risk of becoming just another institution driving apart the rich and poor
5 Ways to Prevent College 'Dreams' from Becoming Money Nightmares
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Everybody knows how college is supposed to go, but before you get to the part with the beer pong, frat parties, and road trips, there's the not-so-small matter of paying for it. And after you're done with your higher education,...Show More Summary
Texas House Passes Higher Education ‘License To Discriminate’
The Texas House has approved a bill that would allow student organizations at any of the state’s public universities to willfully violate nondiscrimination policies and refuse membership to whomever they choose. According to the amendment from Rep. Show More Summary
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