MarketWatch. When most people think of a college student they likely imagine an 18- to 22-year-old coed bounding through the quad on the way to her dorm from a lecture hall. But these days, the typical college student actually looks more like Erin Jones. Jones, 37, is a veteran and […]
Duane Morris LLP. On August 17, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education announced changes to the gainful employment (GE) rule’s alternate earnings deadlines and appeal process. The announcement is in response to the recent District of Columbia Court decision in American Association of Cosmetology Schools v. DeVos that required the […]
Inside Higher Ed. About two-thirds of U.S. adults would want their child to attend a four-year university if they had a child of college-going age, but significant variations exist based on income, educational attainment and partisan affiliation, according to new polling released today. Support for a child attending a university […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education. Since being confirmed as Education Secretary in February, Betsy DeVos has not regularly spoken with the media. Last Wednesday, however, she sat down for a 30-minute conversation with the Associated Press to discuss a range of topics, including campus sexual assault and whether or not […]
Inside Higher Ed. Time after time, the fiscal struggles of small private colleges are bursting into headlines. Institutions from the College of New Rochelle in New York to Mills College in California have decided to lay off faculty members this year in the face of steep budget challenges. Others have […]
Santa Cruz Sentinel. Documentarian and San Jose State sociology professor Bob Gliner worries that career and skills training programs could become a casualty of an era focused on standardized test results. In his latest one-hour production, “Job Centered Learning,” Gliner, of Boulder Creek, focuses on a nationwide struggle he refers […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education. Explore the five sortable tables below to discover how the states and the District of Columbia compare in terms of their demographic challenges, the educational level of their residents, faculty pay, college enrollment, tuition costs, and much more. For an overview of higher education in […]
Inside Higher Ed. When the Department of Education gathered comments this summer ahead of an overhaul of its gainful-employment rule, it heard a litany of familiar refrains from representatives of the for-profit college sector. They argued that the rule, which holds career programs accountable for graduating students with debt they […]
The Signal. Throughout the country there has been a push toward Career Technical Education (CTE), programs and pathways that provide students with the academic and technical skills they need to succeed in future careers. According to the U.S. Department of Education, California served 772,350 CTE high school students and 892,396 […]
Inside Higher Ed Men Flock to Short-Term Career Ed Some critics argue colleges aren’t doing enough to help working-class men earn certificates, but one Arkansas community college has found success in short-term programs. Is federal policy keeping up? By Ashley A. Smith August 10, 2017 Since the presidential election, some have […]