Bloomberg.com You Can Get a Good Job Without a Bachelor’s Degree Careers in skilled services pay well. More Americans just need the right training. By Chauncy Lennon And Anthony P. Carnevale November 14, 2017, 5:00 AM PST Jobs in skilled services have increased in nearly every state. Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images “To […]
Phoenix.edu To learn more about how working adults view their job trajectory and education pathways, University of Phoenix commissioned a 2017 survey of 1,019 adults working at least 20 hours per week in the United States to better understand their views on higher education and how they spend their free time. […]
US News The education secretary argued for a renewed focus on apprenticeship programs. By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter |Nov. 14, 2017, at 4:08 p.m. DeVos Calls for ‘Major Shift’ In Higher Education Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Tuesday called for a “major shift” in higher education – one that prioritizes programs […]
Good Jobs Data Attributed to: Center on Education and the Workforce Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Good Jobs That Pay without a BA: A State-by-State Analysis, 2017.
Sac Bee Sacramento City College President Kathryn Jeffery, center listen to staff and students during a town hall meeting with Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brian King, right, at Sacramento City College Thursday September 10, 2015 in Sacramento, Calif. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com California promises free community college tuition, but how […]
EdSource Gov. Brown’s plan for online only community college provokes pushback Leaders within the California Community College system are objecting to Gov. Jerry Brown’s push to create a new online-only community college. Both faculty leaders and some members of the Board of Governors — the group that oversees the 114-campus […]
Inside Higher Ed New International Enrollments Decline Open Doors survey shows declines in new international students starting in fall 2016, after years of growth. This fall universities report an average 7 percent decline in new international students. By Elizabeth Redden November 13, 2017 After years of growth, enrollments of international students at […]
Inside Higher Ed 2 Borrowers Sue Over Forgiveness of Student Loans By Andrew Kreighbaum November 13, 2017 Frustrated with the slow resolution of loan forgiveness claims at the Department of Education, two borrowers have filed a lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and loan servicing company Navient in federal court. The lawsuit, filed […]
Inside Higher Ed How Colleges Can Help Low-Income Students By Doug Lederman November 9, 2017 Colleges can and should take a series of steps to help more students from low-income backgrounds afford college and earn a degree, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation says in a report released today. The report, while acknowledging that […]
Inside Higher Ed Corinthian’s Long Wind-Down After spending half a billion dollars to keep former Corinthian Colleges campuses afloat, the nonprofit ECMC Group’s Zenith Education will close all but three. By Paul Fain November 9, 2017 Altierus Career College campus in Tampa Bay, Fla. The long wind-down of Corinthian Colleges continued […]