Inside Higher Ed The Next Southern New Hampshire? Maryville University has bold plans for expansion online, with Pearson’s help, but experts warn that the small private university could struggle to stand out. By Lindsay McKenzie April 11, 2018 “Maryville … is that in Ohio?” a source asked. Actually, Maryville University, a small […]
Chronicle of Higher Education With Its Model Under the Gun, an Online-Education Leader Makes the Case for Mentors By Goldie Blumenstyk APRIL 10, 2018 An audit last year by an independent arm of the U.S. Education Department questioned whether the teaching model of Western Governors University, built around competency-based learning, […]
Inside Higher Ed New Study on Income-Driven Repayment Plans By Andrew Kreighbaum April 10, 2018 Enrollment in income-driven repayment plans for student loans can change significantly depending on the particular benefit emphasized to borrowers, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research paper released Monday. Using data from a survey of University of […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education 3 Ideas to Improve Higher Education From The Chronicle’s Fourth Annual Version of ‘Shark Tank’ By Goldie Blumenstyk APRIL 06, 2018 AUSTIN, TEX. The Chronicle’s Shark Tank: Edu Edition returned to the South by Southwest EDU conference in March to weigh in on three ideas for […]
The Hill Just Do It!: Modernize the Higher Education Act BY FORMER REP. STEVE GUNDERSON (R-WIS.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 04/10/18 11:35 AM EDT 26 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL The last time Congress reauthorized the Higher Education Act was in 2008. George […]
Inside Higher Ed Are You Flipping the Wrong Way? Finding many educators are using outdated flipped learning techniques, a new group proposes global training standards to keep them up to date. By Lindsay McKenzie March 27, 2018 More and more educators around the world are experimenting with flipped learning — a […]
Inside Higher Ed Serving California’s 2.5 Million ‘Stranded Workers’ By Paul Fain As California’s community college system develops a plan to create a statewide online community college — an idea proposed and strongly backed by Jerry Brown, the state’s Democratic governor — a nonprofit group has released an analysis that seeks to identify the “stranded […]
Inside Higher Ed More Aid for Student Parents Congress triples federal funding for low-income student parents, and advocates welcome the support — the first new investment in years — but say much more is needed. By Andrew Kreighbaum April 6, 2018 Among federal policy makers, it’s almost banal to acknowledge that traditional first-time, […]
“ACICS is expected to file a written submission, in accordance with the court’s opinion and the Secretary’s order, by May 30.” ~Steve Gunderson
EdSurge News OPINION | POSTSECONDARY LEARNING Coding Bootcamps Cross the Chasm By David Yang Mar 30, 2018 Back in September 2016, I applied Gartner’s Hype Cycle theory to predict the coming year in the coding bootcamp industry. Though many things in the article came to pass, as Gandalf would say, “Even the wise cannot […]