Ed Source Ashley Smith July 8, 2021 Assembly unanimously voted to eliminate online college, Senate to discuss next week Calbright College, the state’s exclusively online community college, appears to have support from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office despite attempts by the Legislature to eliminate its funding. Lande Ajose, Newsom’s senior policy adviser […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz July 8, 2021 Dive Brief: First-year persistence rates, which measure whether incoming students continue into their second year, dropped to 73.9% in the fall of 2020, their lowest level since 2012, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The declines were driven […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman July 7, 2021 Survey finds students support their institutions and mostly plan to re-enroll — but increasingly doubt whether education is worth the price. Even more than usual, college leaders are eager to get into the minds of their current and would-be students, to try to […]
U.S. Department of Education July 6, 2021 Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced more political appointees that will lead various parts of the agency. These diverse and accomplished individuals will bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the agency, and work to quickly advance key education priorities for […]
ACICS July 5, 2021 The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) on Friday submitted its appeal of the June 2, 2021 decision of the Senior Department Official (SDO) at the U.S. Department of Education to terminate ACICS’s recognition as an accrediting agency. ACICS is asking the Deputy Secretary, […]
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Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely July 1, 2021 A report by the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General found that the department took several unprecedented actions during and after the 2017 sale of Education Management Corporation’s chain of for-profit institutions to the Dream Center Foundation. Among the actions include the department reducing the […]
Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford June 30, 2021 The combined 2U-edX company will be a larger threat to Coursera, which has become the behemoth of the online education space. 2U and edX, major players in slightly different corners of the online learning market, announced Tuesday that they would join forces. The merger […]
Inside Higher Ed Doug Lederman June 29, 2021 Online learning provider company to buy assets of nonprofit MOOC pioneer to create a new entity reaching 50 million learners. 2U and edX, two major players in the online learning ecosystem, announced Tuesday that they would combine to create an entity that would reach […]
San Joaquin Valley College Blog June 28, 2021 We are proud to announce that SJVC Ontario campus is now offering an Associate of Science degree in Veterinary Technology. The Veterinary Technology program at SJVC Ontario will provide students will hands-on training and the opportunity to participate in externship rotations within various animal care environments to […]